Stablecoin use has grown more than 16-fold in the last four years in the cryptocurrency market, and this is a promising indicator of the widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies.
According to Token Terminal data, the monthly stablecoin transfer volume grew by over 16 times, from $100 billion in October 2020 to a record high of $1.68 trillion in April.
Additionally, the market value of stablecoins surpassed $162 billion, a 24% rise since the beginning of the year, as per the data of DefiLlama. The cryptocurrency market and investor confidence are expected to benefit from this expansion.
More than 31.2 million monthly active users completed more than 353 million transactions in the previous 30 days, as per the data of Visa’s stablecoin dashboard. The increasing number of active users supports the growth of stablecoin usage.
Stablecoin CEO Kilian Peter Krings highlights that stablecoins reduce risk and boost crypto adoption by offering a safe value storage alternative. He added that people’s confidence in the cryptocurrency market will increase and their worries about volatility will be lessened.
Stablecoin transfer volume hit $1.28 trillion in March 2024, the first time it crossed the $1 trillion threshold. The CEO and co-founder of Transak, Sami Start, credits the interaction of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) for this growth.
Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin in the world, accounted for $716 billion of the $1 trillion in trading volume in March. The company behind USD Coin, Circle, made a $358 billion donation. These stablecoins’ trading volumes demonstrate their market dominance and vital role in promoting stablecoin adoption.
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