Crypto Trading Slumps After US Bank Failures; Stablecoins Shift Overseas
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Institutional crypto trading fell sharply after US bank failures in March per Chainalysis.
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Chainalysis report says trading volume above $10M dropped while smaller trades stayed constant.
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Banking crisis exacerbated existing slowdown in trading since crypto exchange/lending failures in 2022.
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Stablecoin activity shifted from US to overseas after loss of crypto-friendly US banks.
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Tether took stablecoin market share from Circle USD after briefly losing dollar peg.