Circle's usd coin (USDC), the second-largest stablecoin in the world, fell below its $1 peg, as markets grappled with the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank's failure.
The stablecoin's value proposition is that it is 100% backed by U.S. dollars or short-term U.S. treasuries, such that the tokens are always redeemable 1:1 for actual dollars in a traditional bank account. As such, it generally maintains a price of almost exactly $1, even in the hectic cryptocurrency markets.. It has fallen as low as $0.88.
Circle added: "USDC liquidity operations will resume as normal when banks open on Monday morning in the United States."to wait to shed USDC's counterparty risk. Tether is currently trading at $1.01, suggesting that many USDC holders are opting for the original, global stablecoin in this moment of uncertainty in the U.S.$32.4 billion of the assets backing USDC are held in short-term U.S. treasuries, while $9.
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