Tether stablecoin flips Ether by market cap as ETH routs to $1.5K
This allowed USDt, with a $186 billion market capitalization, to surpass the cryptocurrency. “[The] stablecoin overtake really highlights how the market still favors stability over ETH’s volatility right now,” Andri Fauzan Adziima, research lead at Bitrue Research Institute, told Cointelegraph. The development reflects accelerating stablecoin growth, which currently represents almost 15% of the entire crypto market capitalization.
- ▪This allowed USDt, with a $186 billion market capitalization, to surpass the cryptocurrency.
- ▪“[The] stablecoin overtake really highlights how the market still favors stability over ETH’s volatility right now,” Andri Fauzan Adziima, research lead at Bitrue Research Institute, told Cointelegraph.
- ▪The development reflects accelerating stablecoin growth, which currently represents almost 15% of the entire crypto market capitalization.
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Written by Martin Youngstaff writerReviewed by Felix Ngstaff editorWritten by Martin Youngstaff writerReviewed by Felix Ngstaff editorTether stablecoin flips Ether by market cap as ETH routs to $1.5K Latest NewsPublishedJun 26, 2026Ether prices are currently back at crucial long-term support levels last visited in October 2023 and April 2025. Tether stablecoin USDt has become the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization as Ether fell to its lowest price of the year on FridayEther’s market capitalization dropped below $185 billion following a 5.2% price crash over 24 hours, sending the asset tumbling to $1,510 on Coinbase, according to TradingView. This allowed USDt, with a $186 billion market capitalization, to surpass the cryptocurrency.
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