The total market capitalization of USDT overcomes that of XRP becoming the third largest cryptocurrency. The combined market capitalization of USD stablecoin has risen over $10.3 billion.
The sell-off in the cryptocurrency markets. yesterday, caused a rush to USD as the demand for stablecoins seems to have risen considerably.
The USDT balance dropped below $1.5 billion in May (a 37% drop in May), probably affected by the halving speculation. Nevertheless, it is still greater than the aggregate supply in the past which has been around $1 billion.
The reason for the increase in March and April can be attributed to the surge of US dollar by the Feds, the sell-off in the market and preparation for the halving.
Can XRP Make a Comeback?
The total market capitalization of USDT and XRP on CoinMarketCap is around the $8.6-$8.7 billion range. Nevertheless, the data from Coinmetrics reveals that the supply of USDT is around $9.24 billion. The total liability in US Dollar as reported by Tether.io is $8,953,090,494.48.
A near 4% increase in XRP price could essentially restore XRP’s third position. A distant fourth on the list is Bitcoin [BCH] Cash with a market capitalization of around $4.2 billion.
Crypto Markets Fearful?
The total market capitalization of the crypto markets fell by 4.5%, the drops w.r.t. US dollar comparable to the rest of the markets. This seems to caused another exit towards stablecoins, as fear grew among investors. The crypto fear and greed index is currently at the confluence of a break-down to bearish levels.
The dominance of Bitcoin over the crypto market is around 67.4%. It has dropped around 3% from the highs around the halving pump. Nevertheless, sell-offs in Bitcoin tend to lead the altcoin dumps as well. The current levels for support around $8,800-$9,000 will be paramount for the bulls.
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