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USDC, the second-largest stablecoin by market size, had its circulating supply drop sharply over the previous week as the market corrected, pushing Bitcoin below $22,000.On-chain statistics indicated that USDC&#39;s market cap dropped 5% to $41.3 billion in the previous 30 days, with the stablecoin issuer&#39;s supply falling by almost $10 billion over the past year.Crypto traders panicked as US officials cracked down on the crypto business, causing USDC supply to decline.On February 10, Etherscan data indicated Coinbase burnt $4.8 billion USDC, despite a comparable influx. Fiat conversion burns USDC tokens.Crypto writer Wu Blockchain speculated that US regulatory activities caused the USDC supply decline.Kraken, a crypto exchange, was recently fined by the SEC, while Paxos, a stablecoin producer, was investigated by New York authorities.Tether and Binance-backed BUSD have outperformed USDC despite market circumstances.Tether reported a $700 million profit in the fourth quarter of last year, while on-chain statistics revealed a 3% increase in supply to $68.4 billion. At press time, BUSD&#39;s market cap was $16.15 billion, down 0.5% in 30 days.Binance dominates crypto despite recent scandals.

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