USD1 Stablecoin's Market Cap Drops $400M Amid Large Redemptions
World Liberty Financial's USD1 stablecoin has seen a significant market cap decline due to substantial redemptions on Ethereum and BNB Chain.
World Liberty Financial's USD1 stablecoin has seen a significant market cap decline due to substantial redemptions on Ethereum and BNB Chain. Ethereum (ETH) is trading at $2,405.96, up 0.7% since this brief published. This is an original TLT brief synthesising 2 outlets (Crypto Economy, Cointelegraph), with their figures cross-checked, plus live market data, as of Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:00:04 UTC.
The $400 million reduction in USD1's market cap, driven by large redemptions across major blockchains, highlights potential volatility in stablecoin ecosystems and raises questions about investor confidence in this particular asset.
- USD1's market cap fell by $400M over two weeks.
- Redemptions totaled $385M across Ethereum and BNB Chain.
- A single address redeemed nearly $200M on BNB Chain.
- USD1 maintained its dollar peg despite the market cap decline.
Crypto Economy and Cointelegraph both report that USD1's market cap dropped by approximately $400 million over a two-week period, with redemptions totaling around $385 million on Ethereum and BNB Chain. They agree on the $200 million redemption by a single address on BNB Chain. However, Cointelegraph emphasizes the 'more than $400 million' decline, while Crypto Economy specifies the exact $4.43 billion to $4.02 billion reduction, indicating a 9.1% decline.
World Liberty Financial's 
USD1 stablecoin has experienced a significant market cap decline, dropping from $4.43 billion to $4.02 billion over a two-week period. This represents a 9.1% reduction in its market capitalization, as reported by Crypto Economy and corroborated by Cointelegraph.
The decline was primarily driven by substantial redemptions on both the 
Ethereum and 
BNB Chain networks, totaling around $385 million. Notably, a single unidentified address redeemed nearly $200 million worth of USD1 on the BNB Chain, as detailed by Crypto Economy.
Despite the significant reduction in market cap, USD1 maintained its dollar peg throughout the period analyzed. This suggests that the stablecoin's underlying mechanisms remained effective in preserving its value, even as investor withdrawals impacted its circulating supply.
The development comes amid a relatively stable overall crypto market, with the total market cap hovering around $2.8 trillion. 
Bitcoin has seen a modest 0.72% increase in the past 24 hours, while Ethereum and BNB, the two blockchains most affected by the redemptions, have experienced slight price movements of +0.14% and +1.26% respectively.
The USD1 stablecoin's market cap currently stands at $4.01 billion, according to DeFiLlama, slightly lower than the $4.02 billion reported at the end of the two-week period. This indicates that the downward trend may have stabilized, but continued monitoring is warranted.
Since this brief published about 1 hour ago, Ethereum (ETH) has moved from $2,390.12 to $2,405.96 — +0.66%.
The chart plots ETH's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from TLT's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 ETH ≈ ₦3.28M (about $2,405.96), up 1.3% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 2.5% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Nigerian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
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USD1 Stablecoin's Market Cap Drops $400M Amid Large Rede — questions & answers
What caused USD1's market cap to drop?
The drop was caused by $385 million in redemptions across Ethereum and BNB Chain, including a $200 million redemption by a single address on BNB Chain.
Did USD1 lose its dollar peg?
No, USD1 maintained its dollar peg throughout the period despite the market cap decline.
How does this compare to the overall crypto market?
The overall crypto market remained relatively stable, with Bitcoin and Ethereum showing modest price movements.
How much is 1 Ethereum worth in naira today?
About ₦3.28M at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $2,405.96. The naira price moves with both ETH's US-dollar price and the USDT/NGN rate; use our Ethereum in naira page for any amount.
Has Ethereum's price moved since this brief was published?
ETH is up 0.66% since this brief first published — trading at $2,405.96 now versus $2,390.12 at publication. TLT re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from Crypto Economy, Cointelegraph, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original TLT brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.