Stablecoins quietly took over the market.
By Maxime Laurent · 2026-01-10 21:44
Stablecoins quietly took over the market.
In 2025, stablecoin transactions exploded to $33T, and this wave is far from over 🌊
If you blinked, you might have missed it — but stablecoins just had one of their strongest years ever. In 2025, transaction volume across stablecoins hit a massive $33 trillion, and according to Bloomberg Intelligence, this number could climb all the way to $56 trillion by 2030. Not bad for assets that are supposed to be… boring.
Under the hood, the split is fascinating. USDC accounted for $18.3 trillion in transaction volume, while USDT followed with $13.3 trillion. Yet $USDT still dominates in sheer size: $187 billion in circulation versus $75 billion for $USDC.
Different tools, different vibes. $USDC lives inside dApps, DeFi rails, onchain mechanics — clean, compliant, infrastructure-first. $USDT, on the other hand, is everywhere else: daily payments, cross-border transfers, business ops, and good old “just hold dollars on-chain.”
What’s driving this tsunami? A mix of things: friendlier US crypto policies, the explosion of decentralized services, real demand from emerging markets, and international transfers that don’t want banks slowing them down. Stablecoins aren’t a trend anymore — they’re plumbing.
They don’t pump, they don’t dump… they just move the world’s money. Tranquille, but powerful.
#Stablecoins #CryptoMarket #USDT #USDC #Payments #DeFi
In 2025, stablecoin transactions exploded to $33T, and this wave is far from over 🌊
If you blinked, you might have missed it — but stablecoins just had one of their strongest years ever. In 2025, transaction volume across stablecoins hit a massive $33 trillion, and according to Bloomberg Intelligence, this number could climb all the way to $56 trillion by 2030. Not bad for assets that are supposed to be… boring.
Under the hood, the split is fascinating. USDC accounted for $18.3 trillion in transaction volume, while USDT followed with $13.3 trillion. Yet $USDT still dominates in sheer size: $187 billion in circulation versus $75 billion for $USDC.
Different tools, different vibes. $USDC lives inside dApps, DeFi rails, onchain mechanics — clean, compliant, infrastructure-first. $USDT, on the other hand, is everywhere else: daily payments, cross-border transfers, business ops, and good old “just hold dollars on-chain.”
What’s driving this tsunami? A mix of things: friendlier US crypto policies, the explosion of decentralized services, real demand from emerging markets, and international transfers that don’t want banks slowing them down. Stablecoins aren’t a trend anymore — they’re plumbing.
They don’t pump, they don’t dump… they just move the world’s money. Tranquille, but powerful.
#Stablecoins #CryptoMarket #USDT #USDC #Payments #DeFi
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