Stablecoin Depegs Explained: What Really Happens When a Digital Dollar Breaks the Buck
Bitcoin · Published Aug 23, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
Article Summary
Stablecoins promise a constant $1, yet USDC has traded at $0.87, Tether's USDT at $0.88, and Terra's UST collapsed to virtually zero in a crash that erased roughly $40 billion. As recently as November 2025, a DeFi stablecoin called xUSD lost more than half its value in a single day.
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What Happened
Stablecoins promise a constant $1, yet USDC has traded at $0.87, Tether's USDT at $0.88, and Terra's UST collapsed to virtually zero in a crash that erased roughly $40 billion. As recently as November 2025, a DeFi stablecoin called xUSD lost more than half its value in a single day.
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Market Context
Published by Bitcoin. Category: DeFi. Published Aug 23, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT.
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