Tether’s USDT, Circle’s USDC Supply Grow $5B Since US Election as Investors Pile Into Crypto

One metric that underscores this behavior is the balance of Ethereum-based stablecoins on exchanges. The amount of stablecoins on exchanges declined steadily heading into the election as investors took a “wait-and-see approach”, Shuttleworth said. Then, following Nov. 5 election, stablecoin balances jumped to a yearly high of $41 billion from around $36 billion in early November, Nansen on-chain data shows, as investors deposited stablecoins pent-up demand for crypto assets