Policy Event · High impact

USDT Depeg to $0.998 - 5-Year Low Systemic Stress Test

USDT briefly depegged to $0.998—its lowest level in 5 years—during Feb 6 crash. First real-world stress test for FATF stablecoin risk framework. USDC holders grew 60% YoY as flight-to-quality.

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APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a high-impact signal around stablecoin, regulation in Hong Kong, Singapore. Protocols/assets in scope: USDT. Named institutions or platforms: Tether. 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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