Why did Tether and Circle mint $4.5 billion in stablecoins after the crash?
To inject fresh liquidity into the market, possibly positioning for a market rebound.
If USDT dominance keeps falling, capital may rotate into risk assets like BTC and altcoins soon.
Stablecoins are back in focus after the latest market crash. Tether [USDT] and Circle [USDC] have collectively minted $4.5 billion in new tokens, signaling strong demand.
On the Ethereum [ETH] network, this momentum is extending into tokenized assets, with BlackRock’s BUIDL fund and USDC both showing consistent growth.
The question now is whether this new rush of liquidity will stay in stables or start flowing into Bitcoin [BTC] and altcoins next.
In the days following the market crash, Tether and Circle have been busy printing billions.
Tether’s multisig wallet sent three transactions of $1 billion USDT each to its treasury within just four days, while Circle minted multiple batches of $250 million USDC; totaling $4.5 billion in new stablecoins.
This new development could be a catalyst for a market rebound.
Following this stablecoin surge, Ethereum is emerging as the backbone for both cash and tokenized assets.
USDC supply has rebounded toward $45 billion, while BlackRock’s BUIDL fund (representing tokenized U.S. Treasury exposure) has surged past $2 billion.
Stablecoins and tokenized assets are seemingly developing in tandem.
This is a huge step forward in how financial instruments are being issued and tracked on public blockchains, rather than a coordinated push toward any single platform.
USDT dominance remains locked in a long-term downtrend, even after a brief attempt to break above its descending resistance.
The recent uptick in USDT minting shows that fresh liquidity is entering the market, but not necessarily staying parked in stablecoins. As dominance weakens, capital typically rotates toward risk assets.
If this pattern holds, Bitcoin and altcoins could soon absorb the inflow.
This would help with a potential relief rally across the broader crypto market, which would be a much needed reprieve following the bloodbath of recent days.
