Bitcoin Regains $20K After $200M in Crypto Liquidations; Some Traders Brush Off USDC Fears

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Secure your seat todayBitcoin and ether rose as much as 4% in the past 24 hours after a steep fall on Friday as contagion risks from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank spread to crypto markets, specifically the exposure of USD Coin-issuer Circle to the bank.Ether (ETH) rose over $1,450 while bitcoin (BTC) jumped over the $20,000 mark on Saturday to post early signs of market stabilization. 

 

Both tokens fell below strong resistance levels on Friday.Other cryptocurrencies did not post similar gains, however, suggesting traders were not taking risks on lesser-known tokens yet. Polygon’s matic (MATIC) was up 1.6% while BNB Coin (BNB) and XRP were up a nominal 2% in Asian evening hours on Saturday.Sudden and steep market movement occurred Friday as regulators shut SVB amid a run on the bank. 

 

Traders panic sold their tokens holdings as USDC fell to as low as 87 cents early Saturday, spurring a sell-off asTotal crypto market capitalization fell under $920 billion for the first time since November, while over $200 million worth of crypto-tracked futures were liquidated in the past 24 hours.Nearly $60 million in bitcoin futures were liquidated, the most among major cryptocurrencies, followed by $40 million in ether futures liquidations. Such liquidators likely contributed to the slide in bitcoin and ether.Liquidation happens when a trader has insufficient funds to keep a leveraged trade open.Meanwhile, some market analysts brushed off prolonged USDC fears by pointing to the token’s U.S. treasury backing.“80% of their assets are in the form of 6mn US T-bills,” wrote one Crypto Twitter community member. “85% of these bills have been rolled over in the past 3 months. Interest rate risk is negative.”Adam Cochran, partner at crypto fund CEHV, said the FIDC-insured nature of SVB suggested fears about the longevity of USDC were overblown.“

 

Good comparable for FDIC recovery process - entity got 62% of balances paid out right away under FDIC "advanced dividend" process, and by final payment had recovered 94%,” Cochran said. “If similar at SIVB then Circle's max damage is $198M on $3.3B.’This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.Update your settings here to see it.Elsewhere, North Rock Digital co-founder Hal Press tweeted that 77% of Circle’s reserves were held in U.S. treasury bills – citing official documents – meaning that the theoretical floor price of USDC was 77 cents.“Circle holds 77% of their reserves in 1-4 month T-Bills.  These T-Bills are held at BNY Mellon and managed by Blackrock. This provides an absolute floor on USDC of 0.77,” Press said. 

 

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