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USDT news and analysis from LC Insight: 16 stories, newest first.

Markets

USDC shrank $361 million in a day as bitcoin fell below $70,000. USD1 lost 2%

The 20 biggest stablecoins lost $559 million in value in 24 hours, and Circle's USDC was most of it, CoinGecko data show. Tether's USDT barely moved this time, while a few smaller dollar tokens grew.

Markets

USDT shrank $2.69 billion in 8 days, but Tether's Ethereum treasury still holds $4.65 billion

Etherscan shows 4.65 billion USDT parked in the wallet it labels Tether: Treasury, which kept sending tokens out through November 12. CoinGecko counts $5.47 billion of USDT as not circulating.

Markets

Stablecoins lost $13.4 billion in 30 days. USDT alone shrank $8.3 billion

CoinGecko data shows the three biggest dollar tokens all got smaller since mid-October. Tether's USDT fell every week, and November 11 was its worst day of the month.

Markets

Stablecoins shrank $1.25 billion in a day. USDT and USDC on Ethereum fell $1.06 billion

The eight biggest dollar stablecoins lost $1.25 billion in 24 hours and $4.86 billion in a week, DefiLlama data show. Ethereum and Hyperliquid shed the most, while USDC grew on Solana, Arbitrum and Base and USDT grew on Plasma.

Markets

World Liberty's USD1 shrank 22% in 30 days, and USDC lost another $205 million on Monday

USD1 fell from $4.26 billion to $3.32 billion in a month, CoinGecko data shows. USDC kept leaking too, while USDT held flat for a second day.

Markets

Unichain sharks sold $2.12 million of USD₮0, three days after sharks bought $3.74 million

The flow on Unichain's dollar token flipped. A wallet that was not among Friday's buyers did almost all the selling.

Policy

Nigeria sets a ₦15 billion floor for dollar stablecoin issuers and bans algorithmic coins

The Central Bank of Nigeria's new rules say foreign-currency stablecoins can reach Nigerians only through a locally licensed issuer. A foreign license does not count, and peer-to-peer desks need the bank's approval.

Markets

Big stablecoins shrank another $1.5 billion since Friday. Sky's USDS lost $921 million

Eleven of the largest dollar tokens lost $1.54 billion in market value in three days, CoinGecko data shows. Ethena's USDe went the other way, up $412 million.

Policy

Russia lets ordinary investors buy only BTC, ETH and USDT, capped at about $3,665 a year

The Bank of Russia's directive 7441-U, published November 6, 2026, names just three assets that non-qualified investors may buy through a broker, with a yearly limit of 300,000 rubles. It enters into force 10 days after publication.

Markets

Two sharks bought $3.74 million of USD₮0 on Unichain in a day and sold just $75,000

A day after sharks were net sellers of the dollar token on Unichain, two wallets flipped to heavy buying. One of them also bought $4 million on Optimism.

Markets

Stablecoin supply shrank $5 billion in six days. USDT fell the most

DefiLlama shows the total supply of dollar stablecoins fell every day from October 30 to November 5, the day bitcoin dropped below $76,000. Tether's USDT supply fell $2.76 billion in a week.

Security

Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin lost about $49 million on 17 chains. It says customers lose nothing

Mercado Bitcoin says it contained a security incident on November 2, 2026, and that no customer will lose assets. Chainalysis puts the theft at about $49 million and says close to $9 million has been frozen.

Markets

Sharks sold $9.52 million of USD₮0 on Berachain in a day, $3.39 million in the last hour

One busy wallet made 260 shark trades on Berachain, where DeepSea logged 263 in Tether's cross-chain dollar token. A day earlier the 24-hour selling was about a quarter of the size.

Guides

What is TON? Telegram's blockchain explained, and why Toncoin is now Gram

TON (The Open Network) is a proof-of-stake blockchain wired into Telegram, with a wallet built into the messenger. Its coin, long called Toncoin, now trades as Gram (GRAM), and that rename is the first thing a new user can trip over.

Guides

What is TRON? How the chain holding $92.6 billion of USDT really works

TRON is the blockchain where more of Tether's USDT lives than anywhere else: about $92.6 billion on November 2, 2026, per DefiLlama. Here is how its energy and bandwidth fees work, and why 27 elected block makers decide the rules.

Exchanges

Asian exchanges lost $11.95 billion in three weeks, most of it USDT leaving Binance

DeepSea's data shows a steady stablecoin exodus from Asian exchanges starting September 28, weeks before Binance was hacked. Western exchanges barely moved, while smaller dollar tokens began to swing.