USDC and DAI more susceptible to de-pegging, say analysts
Stablecoins from Circle and MakerDAO have been less stable than those from Tether and Binance in the last couple of years, states a new S&P Global report. Analysts at S&P Global have noted that while all dollar-pegged stablecoins are susceptible to fluctuations, certain ones, like Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) and MakerDAO’s Dai (DAI), have exhibited a greater tendency to depeg compared to others. A comprehensive study conducted in September by Dr. Cristina Polizu, Anoop Garg, and Miguel de la Mata analyzed the valuation and depegging trends of five prominent stablecoins: USDT, BUSD, Paxos (USDP), USDC, and DAI. You might also like: USDC market cap hits two-year low even after Coinbase stake The findings highlighted that USDC and DAI have experienced more frequent depegging incidents than their counterparts, USDT and BUSD, over the past two years. Notably, USDC’s value plummeted below $0.90 for 23 minutes, and DAI’s value dipped for 20 minutes i...