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Crypto’s Fuel Is Draining: Tether Supply Contraction Now Exceeds the FTX Collapse

Analysis highlights that the recent supply contraction of Tether exceeds the magnitude seen during the FTX collapse.

So what

A contraction in USDT circulating supply directly compresses the primary on-chain liquidity layer, reducing dry powder available for secondary market deployment in DeFi and tokenized credit instruments. This structural withdrawal of fiat-backed stablecoins signals deleveraging that constrains institutional yield-seeking behavior across tokenized money markets.

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