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According to Chainalysis, Turkey is the leading country for purchasing dollar stablecoins, accounting for 4% of its GDP. The US has found a new way to sell its debt through stablecoins, with issuers holding an equivalent value of T-bills. This strategy targets citizens of financially troubled countries like Turkey.

Why? Despite US debt being at an all-time high, China's holdings of US Treasury bonds are at a 14-year low. See how much countries hold in US Treasury bonds: https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt

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Why? Despite US debt being at an all-time high, China's holdings of US Treasury bonds are at a 14-year low. See how much countries hold in US Treasury bonds: https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt

The Chainanalysis Report https://x.com/mlphresearch/status/1800872612421406844

The US political class is now waking up to the fact that stablecoins are a new channel to sell US debt to the masses, primarily to citizens of financially troubled countries.

The US political class is now waking up to the fact that stablecoins are a new channel to sell US debt to the masses, primarily to citizens of financially troubled countries.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/stablecoins-could-stave-off-a-us-debt-crisis-china-digital-currency-c491d717

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