USDT circulating supply on Ethereum declined 2.55% ($2.06B) over 30 days to July 3, 2026, falling from $80.48B to $78.42B.
Key takeaways
- USDT circulating supply on Ethereum declined 2.55% ($2.06B) over 30 days to July 3, 2026, falling from $80.48B to $78.42B.
- Ethereum holds 42.56% of all circulating USDT globally ($78.42B of $184.25B total across all chains as of July 3, 2026).
- Ethereum DEX trading volume dropped 39.02% over the trailing 30 days to July 3, 2026, despite maintaining 14.66% of total cross-chain DEX volume.
- DeFi total value locked on Ethereum stands at $39.25B as of July 3, 2026, with ETH trading at $1,723.37 and up 6.41% in the prior 24 hours.
Ethereum USDT Supply Drops $2.06B in 30 Days as On-Chain Activity Softens
Dollar liquidity is walking off Ethereum. Over the 30 days ending July 3, 2026, USDT circulating supply on the chain slipped from $80.48B to $78.42B, a 2.55% contraction worth roughly $2.06B. Read against the $152.61B in total USD-pegged stablecoins still parked on Ethereum, that drawdown looks less like noise and more like a directional bleed from the network’s single largest dollar token.
USDT Concentration and Chain Share
The pullback doesn’t dent Ethereum’s dominance. At $78.42B, the chain still holds 42.56% of every USDT in circulation, measured against $184.25B outstanding across all chains as of July 3, 2026. More than four in ten USDT tokens globally sit here. That concentration is exactly why the $2.06B decline matters: when a chain carries this much of the supply, its stablecoin behavior effectively sets the tone for USDT everywhere.
DEX Volume Slides, Chain Share Holds
The trading data tells the same story. Ethereum DEX volume hit $998.33M in the 24 hours to July 3, 2026, but the trailing 30-day figure is down 39.02%, a compression too deep to write off as a slow session. Share, though, held firm. That $998.33M accounted for 14.66% of the $6.81B in DEX volume across all chains over the same window, so Ethereum is losing throughput without ceding relative ground.
DeFi TVL and Network Snapshot
DeFi TVL on Ethereum stood at $39.25B on July 3, 2026. Price cut the other way: ETH traded at $1,723.37 with a $207.95B market capitalization and a 6.41% gain over the prior 24 hours. Spot buyers and on-chain users are pointing in opposite directions, and the gap between them is the story worth watching.
Why It Matters
- Stablecoin supply as a liquidity gauge: $2.06B of USDT leaving Ethereum over 30 days pulls dollar depth out from under DeFi protocols and DEX traders at the same time.
- DEX volume reinforces the trend: The 39.02% month-over-month drop in Ethereum DEX volume tracks the stablecoin outflow; fewer on-chain dollars, less trading.
- Scale of Ethereum’s USDT footprint: Holding 42.56% of all circulating USDT means any sustained move in Ethereum-based supply reaches well past this one chain.
- Context within total stablecoins: At $78.42B, USDT is just over half of Ethereum’s $152.61B stablecoin total, leaving the rest to other USD-pegged assets as flows keep shifting.
Disclaimer: Market data is informational only and not investment advice. Figures are accurate as of the stated dates and change continuously.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much did Ethereum’s USDT supply decline over the past 30 days?
Ethereum’s USDT circulating supply declined 2.55% ($2.06B) over 30 days to July 3, 2026, falling from $80.48B to $78.42B.
What share of total global USDT does Ethereum hold?
Ethereum holds 42.56% of all circulating USDT globally, with $78.42B on the chain out of $184.25B total across all chains as of July 3, 2026.
How has Ethereum DEX trading volume changed recently?
Ethereum DEX trading volume dropped 39.02% over the trailing 30 days to July 3, 2026, though the chain maintained 14.66% of total cross-chain DEX volume.
Data & sources
Every figure in this article is pulled from live on-chain data and linked to its source and the date it was read.
- Price: $1.72K (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
- 24-hour price change: +6.41% (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
- DeFi TVL: $39.25B (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
- DEX volume (24h): $998.33M (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
- DEX volume 30-day change: -39.02% (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
- Share of all DEX volume: +14.66% (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
- Total stablecoin supply on chain: $152.61B (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
- Stablecoin supply on chain: $78.42B (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
- Stablecoin 30-day supply change: -2.55% (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
- Stablecoin chain share: +42.56% (as of 2026-07-03) — source [API]
Methodology: every figure above links to its live on-chain source (DeFiLlama, CoinGecko) and the date it was read; analysis by Blockchain Magazine. Informational only, not investment advice.
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