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Bybit Proof Of Reserves Shows USDT Balance Decline Despite BTC And ETH Growth

Bybit's latest proof-of-reserves disclosure showed key reserves above 100%, while the Discord policy feed flagged BTC and ETH user balances rising and USDT balances falling by roughly 600 million tokens from the prior snapshot. The shift makes asset mix, stablecoin liquidity and verification scope more important than headline reserve ratios alone.

Medium impact🌐 GlobalExchangeCustodyStablecoinBTCETHUSDTUSDCBybitHacken

APAC FINSTAB analysis

Although this is outside core APAC, it is relevant because global market-structure, enforcement, and stablecoin precedents often shape licensing expectations for APAC exchanges, issuers, custodians, and DeFi teams. Protocols/assets in scope: BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC. Named institutions or platforms: Bybit, Hacken. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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