Tether's "Favorite Son" STABLE Crashes? Plunges 60% on First Day, Whale Jumping the Queue + No CEX Listing Sparks Trust Panic
Stable, a new Layer 1 blockchain heavily backed by Tether and Bitfinex, launched its mainnet and STABLE token on December 8. Despite significant pre-launch deposits totalling over $1.3 billion and strong market interest, the token’s first-day performance was highly disappointing. It opened around $0.036, briefly rose to nearly $0.046, then plummeted over 60% to a low of $0.015. Its fully diluted valuation (FDV) fell to $1.7 billion amid thin liquidity.
The token’s not yet listed on major centralized exchanges like Binance or Coinbase, limiting its accessibility. The launch wass marred by controversy after a whale deposited hundreds of millions of USDT before the official start time, raising concerns about fairness and possible insider trading. This damaged trust in a project whose core narrative is transparency and reliability.
Stable is designed as a stablecoin-focused chain with USDT as the native gas fee, aiming for a near gas-less user experience. It uses a custom DPoS consensus mechanism and is EVM-compatible. However, its tokenomics have raised concerns: STABLE tokens are used only for governance and staking, not fee payment, and 50% of the total 100 billion supply is allocated to the team, investors, and advisors with a one-year cliff.
The project faces intense competition from established chains like Polygon, Tron, and Solana, as well as emerging stablecoin-specific L1s like Circle’s Arc and Paradigm-backed Tempo. Its success hinges on rapid execution, ecosystem development, and enterprise adoption planned for late 2025 to mid-2026. Early missteps and a lack of trust have cast doubt on its ability to compete.
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