USDC Surfaces the 'Death Spiral'? Three Major Threats Lurk Behind the $270 Billion Empire!
In May 2025, USDC's market value soared to $270 billion, but on-chain data raised alarms—
🔥 Nuclear Level Crisis
1️⃣ Federal Reserve Raid: New rules require stablecoins to have 100% cash reserves, forcing Circle to liquidate $24 billion in U.S. Treasuries
2️⃣ Ripple Acquisition Falls Through: $5 billion merger talks collapse, Circle's IPO urgently halted
3️⃣ Great Asian Exodus: Hong Kong brokers see a net outflow of $1.8 billion in USDC in a single day, suspected to be related to the Sino-U.S. digital cold war
⚠️ Life and Death Line Tonight
- Falling below $0.98 will trigger algorithmic liquidation (24-hour liquidation warning at $720 million)
- Whale address activity: 30,000 BTC is being secretly transferred through USDC channels
- Visa suddenly halts USDC settlements, official response 'technical upgrade'
This stablecoin war is no longer just a financial game; it is the ultimate showdown between dollar hegemony and a new digital order!
: USDC reserves face 'nuclear inspection' by the Federal Reserve
: Behind the Ripple acquisition failure: U.S. Treasury's covert intervention
: Outflow of funds from Hong Kong impacting USDC peg
: Deutsche Bank May 2025 Research Report
: Bloomberg, May 16, 2025 Report
: Internal monitoring data from Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission