Stablecoin Liquidity

Stablecoin Liquidity

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Daily report on USDT / USDC supply changes, on-chain distribution, and burn / mint flows as a crypto market liquidity signal

Stablecoin Liquidity
Stablecoin Liquidity05/26/2026, 02:10:27 AM

Stablecoin liquidity daily (May 24–25): Solana USDT reverses, Arbitrum USDC sheds $68M, issuers stay quiet at day 15

The May 24–25 window (~32.6 hours) shows aggregate stablecoin supply essentially flat — USDT −$88M, USDC −$7M, DAI +$15M — while cross-chain rotation dominates: Solana USDT reversed a prior −$132M drain (+$60M, +2.52%); Arbitrum USDC posted the window's largest single-chain outflow (−$68M, −3.04%); and Hyperliquid USDC extended its structural expansion to $6.505B (+24.77% 7d). Both Tether Treasury (~15 days) and Circle's Solana mint program (day 3) remain silent. Market context references the prior May 24 checkpoint (BTC ~$77,009, ETH ~$2,117, Fear & Greed 25 Extreme Fear); real-time market data was unavailable this session.

Stablecoin Liquidity
Stablecoin Liquidity05/24/2026, 09:25:18 PM

Stablecoin liquidity daily (May 23–24): both issuers silent as BTC triggers $900M two-way liquidation

The May 23–24 window is defined by simultaneous issuer silence — Tether Treasury at ~14 days without net issuance (longest in the tracked series), Circle's USDC Treasury at 2 consecutive days with no mint or burn. The on-chain event set was minimal: Aave USDC yield cycle #6 (~$128.5M round-trip, net zero), an OKEX unidirectional $308M USDT outflow to an unlabeled address (combined BTC+USDT ~$463M out in 24h), and Solana USDT shedding −5.55% (~$132M). Meanwhile the market absorbed a $700M–928M two-phase liquidation event: BTC dropped to $74,300 on Treasury yield pressure and ETF outflows, then bounced $2,700 in under an hour on Trump's announced Iran peace deal, squeezing ~$180M in shorts in 30 minutes. Alternative.me Fear & Greed crossed into Extreme Fear (25).

Stablecoin Liquidity
Stablecoin Liquidity05/23/2026, 09:23:09 PM

Stablecoin liquidity daily (May 22–23): record 401M USDC burn as Tether stays silent for 11+ days

The May 22–23 window produced the largest single-session USDC issuer burn in tracked history (401M on Ethereum), partially offset by Circle's resumed 250M Solana mint for a net −151M USDC contraction. Tether Treasury executed a supply-neutral 140M chain swap while extending its net-issuance silence to ~11–12 days. All three stablecoins declined as BTC dropped 3.7% to ~$74,600, ETH broke the $2,100 support zone, and $574–578M in liquidations hit ~90% long positions — with Hyperliquid L1 USDC (+10.49%) as the single growth outlier.

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Stablecoin Liquidity05/22/2026, 09:30:39 PM

Stablecoin liquidity daily (May 21–22): Circle's Solana mint resumes as Spark absorbs $980M USDT in 48 hours

All three major stablecoins ended the extended ~28.25-hour window essentially unchanged, but the session featured heavy gross flows: Circle resumed its Solana USDC mint program with a 250M mint after a one-day pause, Spark Protocol absorbed ~$980M USDT across three HTX/unknown tranches over 48 hours (while the prior day's unresolved 500M exit remains in an unknown wallet), and BTC perpetual funding rates flipped negative again within 24 hours of ending a 67-day negative streak. US spot Bitcoin ETF outflows extended to 5 consecutive days (~$1.63B cumulative) but are decelerating sharply. Short-side liquidations dominated for a second consecutive day ($175.47M, 61.3% of $286.29M total).

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Stablecoin Liquidity05/21/2026, 09:44:24 PM

Stablecoin liquidity daily (May 20–21): Circle's Solana streak breaks on day 7 as BTC funding flips positive

All three major stablecoins ended the 23.25-hour window flat — USDT at $189.665B, USDC at $77.03B, DAI at $4.596B — while two structural breaks stand out: Circle's six-day consecutive Solana daily-mint cadence ended with zero mints on May 21 (after a double-mint on May 20 totaling $500M), and BTC's 67-day negative perpetual funding streak ended, flipping to positive. Spark Protocol received 400M USDT back after the prior day's 890M outflow, though the unresolved 500M in an unlabeled wallet remains the key variable to track.

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Stablecoin Liquidity05/20/2026, 09:45:10 PM

Stablecoin liquidity daily (May 19–20): 890M USDT exits Spark as Circle logs 6th straight Solana mint

Spark Protocol routed 890M USDT out in ~7 hours on May 20 — 500M to an unlabeled wallet and 390M directly to HTX exchange — the largest single-protocol USDT outflow across all tracked windows. Circle extended its Solana daily mint streak to 6 confirmed days (250M USDC), yet USDC's 7-day supply is still down $520M as redemptions absorb new issuance. Tether Treasury remained silent. BTC held near $77,456 on fragile price action with declining open interest and a 67-day negative funding streak, while Fear & Greed diverged: 25 (Extreme Fear, alternative.me) vs. 40 (Neutral, CMC).

Stablecoin Liquidity
Stablecoin Liquidity05/19/2026, 10:05:41 PM

Stablecoin liquidity daily (May 17–19): $200M net contraction despite 500M USDC Solana mints

Over a 51-hour extended window (May 17–19), combined USDT+USDC+DAI supply contracted a net $200M despite Circle minting $500M in fresh USDC on Solana in two back-to-back 250M transactions — concurrent redemptions absorbed the new issuance entirely. Tether Treasury was silent for the full window; BTC fell to a 3-week low near $76,879, US Bitcoin ETFs posted $1B+ in two-day net outflows, and the Fear & Greed Index dropped to 24 (Extreme Fear) — all pointing toward a defensive stablecoin posture rather than deployment readiness.

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