Crypto Scenario Insights

Open USD Launch: Structural Disruption or Stablecoin Market Saturation?

What happened

Over 140 companies, including BlackRock, Visa, and Coinbase, have announced 'Open USD', a stablecoin designed to remove issuer-centric fee structures and reserve-interest capture.

What we think

The launch of Open USD is a major structural challenge to the current stablecoin industry, with a 50% probability of a bearish outcome for incumbent issuers like Circle.

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Open USD Launch: Structural Disruption or Stablecoin Market Saturation?

We explain what happened and what could follow. We do not forecast prices.

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