This video summarizes the arXiv paper "Tracing Stablecoin Contagion during the USDC Depeg after the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse" by Krongtum Sankaewtong, Stefan Kitzler, Bernhard Haslhofer, and Yuichi Ikeda.The paper studies the March 2023 USDC depeg after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, using Ethereum ERC-20 transaction data to trace how stress moved through stablecoins and related crypto liquidity assets.Main points covered:

• Why the SVB collapse created a shock to USDC
• How stablecoin transaction activity synchronized during the crisis
• Why USDC-related assets showed broad user activation
• How USDT, WBTC, and WETH absorbed stress through larger value flows
• How accounts shifted from single-asset to multi-asset positioning
• Why USDT became a short-lag liquidity destination
• What intraday activity rhythms and balance-size differences reveal
• Why stablecoin contagion should be monitored as a behavioral network process, not just a price event

• Krongtum Sankaewtong, Kyoto University
• Stefan Kitzler, Complexity Science Hub and AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
• Bernhard Haslhofer, Complexity Science Hub
• Yuichi Ikeda, Kyoto University and Nagoya City University

Authors:Source:Sankaewtong, Kitzler, Haslhofer, and Ikeda, "Tracing Stablecoin Contagion during the USDC Depeg after the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse," arXiv:2606.07442v1, submitted June 5, 2026.https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.07442v1This content is provided for research and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, regulatory, or investment advice.#USDC #Stablecoins #DeFi #Blockchain #SVB #CryptoResearch