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Yield Curve Steepening Impacts Stablecoin Reserves

Issuers holding short-dated government paper are reporting shifts in reserve income as the front end of the curve moves.

DCDavid ChenPublished 5 min read

Stablecoin issuers that hold the bulk of their reserves in short-dated government securities are recalculating income assumptions as the front end of the yield curve steepens.

Reserve attestations published over the past quarter show weighted average maturities clustered between thirty and sixty days, a positioning that reprices quickly when policy expectations shift.

Issuers have limited flexibility. Redemption obligations are same-day, which constrains duration regardless of the yield available further out the curve.

Analysts note that reserve income is not the same as distributable profit, and that several issuers direct a portion of it to insurance funds and regulatory capital buffers.

About the author

David Chen

Senior Markets Reporter

David Chen reports on stablecoins, treasury management and the intersection of rates markets with on-chain liquidity. He has written about short-term funding markets since 2016 and is a CFA charterholder.

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