Tether, the issuer of USDT — the world’s largest stablecoin — has minted over $1.3 billion worth of stablecoins since the market bottom as investors seemingly prepare to buy the dip.
Tether’s treasury has printed over $1.3 billion worth of USDT (USDT) since the market bottomed on Aug. 5.
The $1.3 billion was transferred to some of the most popular centralized cryptocurrency exchanges — including Kraken, Coinbase, OKX and Bullish — according to an Aug. 9 X post by Lookonchain.
Large stablecoin inflows to crypto exchanges could signal incoming buying pressure, as stablecoins are the main on-ramp from the fiat to the crypto world used by investors.
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Is the local crypto market bottom in?
Following the aggressive $510 billion crypto market sell-off, the local market bottom may be in.
The 1.3 billion USDT has been minted since Aug. 5, when Bitcoin (BTC) price bottomed at a five-month low of above $49,500 before starting to recover, according to Bitstamp data.
Since then, Bitcoin price has staged an over 21% recovery to trade at $60,271 as of 10:44 am UTC. The world’s first cryptocurrency has risen over 5.2% during the past 24 hours.
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Can USDT help push Bitcoin above the key $65,000 mark?
Bitcoin could still see more downside volatility unless it manages to reclaim the crucial $64,000–$65,000 mark.
This price level acts as the short-term whale holder realized price for large Bitcoin holding entities, according to an Aug. 9 X post by CryptoQuant.
“The short-term holder whale realized price is in the 64K-65K range. This level may present itself as a resistance.”
Inflows from the United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have also turned positive, which could contribute to Bitcoin’s price appreciation. The US Bitcoin ETFs amassed a cumulative $194 million worth of net positive inflows on Aug. 8, according to Farside Investors data.
ETF inflows can significantly contribute to a cryptocurrency’s price appreciation. For Bitcoin, ETFs accounted for about 75% of new investment in the cryptocurrency by Feb. 15 as it surpassed the $50,000 mark.
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