According to a brand new Twitter publish, Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin issuer Circle, stated that the current choice by Binance to merge stablecoin greenback books is “a superb factor” for USDC. “This transfer would result in a gradual web share shift from USDT to BUSD and USDC,” stated Allaire.
The day earlier than, Binance introduced it will stop buying and selling assist for USDC and auto-convert deposits after Sept. 29 to a consolidated Binance USD stability comprising different stablecoins pegged to the U.S. greenback. Customers will be capable of withdraw particular person constituents from the consolidated stability at par worth.
Some customers pointed out that it is now doable to deposit and withdraw USDC seamlessly in Binance. Earlier than the change, it was required to first convert USDC to BUSD or USDT after which use it to commerce leveraged merchandise. Due to this fact, the general liquidity of USDC would improve.
Nevertheless, others identified that the automated conversion might doubtlessly lead to better redemption of USDC to mint extra BUSD. In accordance with Nansen, USDC held by Binance has decreased to lower than 1 billion from 2.5 billion in July. In the meantime, the alternate holds round 5 billion USDT.
Knowledge from Dune Analytics counsel that USDC is at present the second-most fashionable stablecoin on the earth, accounting for 33.5% of transactions within the class. It has been gaining in market share since two years prior. Tether (USDT) is at present probably the most widely-used stablecoin, with a market share of fifty.3%. In the meantime, Binance USD sits in third place with 15.1%.