Tether loses nearly $5 billion across crypto exchanges as USDC and RLUSD rivals pay to win liquidity

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by The Defiant / DL News / Protos / CryptoSlate at 19 Oct, 16:40 UTC

Crystal’s selected cohort cut USDT balances in Q3, while Allium assigns it 84% of January–September 2026 classified payment value. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox