Paraguay bank failure drives surge in stablecoin demand
The collapse of Ueno Bank left millions of Paraguayans without access to funds, prompting a sharp rise in USDt and USDC usage as a liquidity lifeline.
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The collapse of Ueno Bank left millions of Paraguayans without access to funds, prompting a sharp rise in USDt and USDC usage as a liquidity lifeline.
President Santiago Peña stepped down as Paraguay grapples with the fallout from digital lender Ueno Bank's failure, which left millions of customers unable to access their funds.
Following the central bank's resolution of Ueno Bank, Bybit peer‑to‑peer sellers in Paraguay are pricing USDT about 13% above the official dollar reference.