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With some effort I can understand the demand for one of them, but why there are so many of them and why even more are going to be issued? Does this mean that previously issued "stable" coins need improvement? Or, maybe, it means that older coins have compromised their reputation already and people expect that new ones will be more trusted?
Now, this one is easy...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2016/08/01/starbucks-holds-more-cash-than-many-banks-infographic/#43f481cb231aStarbuck's customers in the U.S. have loaded at least $1.2 billion onto the company's cards and app.
Every guy that is losing his coins (and a lot of morons do) means coins that will never be redeemed, just like cash on lost or forgotten Starbucks cards. Add fractions of USDC that people will never bother to move around, some that will never be changed for $ again waiting for god knows what and if we think of those as only 3-5% of the total, when those are put against 10-20 billion, it makes one pretty nice sum of money.
And there are the
fees...
Bank Wire - Redeem 0.1% ($50 minimum) and the tx fees.
First off, thanks for your explanations! Now, it's an understandable move on the part of the issuers of new "stable" coins, to make new ones for people to buy. But what makes them(issuers) so sure people would buy them? If there are people who love those coins so much why wouldn't they stick to the old ones? It is always risky to invest in something new and untried, and seeing that USDT has been around for some time, why look for other options? Normally, although taking risks, people expect big gains when investing in new altcoins. But what gain can one expect investing in a "stable" coin?