Tether’s USDt has become the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after Ether fell to its lowest price of the year on Friday, marking a symbolic shift in a market increasingly favoring liquidity and stability over volatile network tokens. Ether’s market capitalization dropped below $185 billion after a 5.2% decline over 24 hours, with the asset falling to $1,510 on Coinbase, according to TradingView data. USDt, with a market capitalization of about $186 billion, moved ahead of Ether as the largest stablecoin continued to expand while ETH weakened. The flip does not mean stablecoins have replaced ... (full story)