TrueUSD's Market Cap Crashes Amidst Binance Delisting and Reserve Doubts

TrueUSD, the stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and associated with Justin Sun, has experienced a significant market cap loss, plummeting from $1.29 billion to $615 million within a week. This decline is attributed to Binance delisting TrueUSD pairs and concerns regarding its reserves, with attestations indicating the absence of US treasury bills. Concurrently, First Digital Trust's FDUSD stablecoin has also faced a market cap reduction, highlighting the impact on TrueUSD's ecosystem.

TrueUSD Suffers Market Cap Collapse Amidst Binance Delisting and Reserve Discrepancies

TrueUSD, the dollar-pegged stablecoin closely associated with cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, has experienced a significant market cap decline of over 50% in the past week. According to data from CoinMarketCap, its market capitalization has plummeted from $1.29 billion on March 15 to a mere $615 million on March 22.

This mass redemption of TrueUSD comes on the heels of Binance's decision to delist several of its trading pairs on March 15. Notably, TrueUSD had struggled to maintain its $1 peg throughout February, briefly dipping as low as $0.95.

Furthermore, a review of TrueUSD's attestations raises concerns about the composition of its reserves. The attestations appear to indicate that TrueUSD no longer holds any United States Treasury bills. Instead, its remaining funds are reportedly divided into approximately $200 million held at "a Hong Kong depository institution, a Swiss depository institution, and Bahamian depository institutions," and approximately $500 million held at First Digital Trust Limited.

Adding to TrueUSD's woes, First Digital Trust has also launched its own stablecoin, FDUSD. However, this stablecoin has likewise experienced a decline in market cap, falling from approximately $3 billion to $2.6 billion since March 15.

The recent accounting firm changes and subsequent de-pegging of TrueUSD have cast a shadow over the stablecoin's credibility. Notably, TrueUSD's attestations were previously paused due to concerns over improper balances.

Despite TrueUSD's struggles, the stablecoin market as a whole has not been adversely affected. Tether, the dominant stablecoin by market capitalization, has seen its value increase by approximately $700 million since March 15.

The developments surrounding TrueUSD highlight the importance of transparency and reserve composition in the stablecoin ecosystem. As concerns mount over the stability of TrueUSD, investors are likely to seek refuge in other stablecoins with a proven track record of maintaining their peg.