Stablecoin Market Hits $160 Billion, Reaching Heights Not Seen Since Terra’s Crash
This week, the value of the fiat-pegged cryptocurrency economy has climbed to $160 billion, a peak last observed in May 2022, shortly before Terra’s UST detached from its intended $1 parity on May 9, 2022. In the past mo...
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