CoinInsight360.com logo CoinInsight360.com logo
America's Social Casino

crypto.news 2025-05-17 17:00:00

Tether tightens grip as stablecoin market cap hits $243b

Stablecoins, like Tether USD Coin, continued their strong growth this week, with their market capitalization hitting a record of $243.8 billion. These coins have added over $38 billion in assets since they started the year with $240 billion. Tether ( USDT ) boasts a market cap jumping to over $151 billion, giving it a dominance of 62%. It is followed by USD Coin ( USDC ), which has $60.4 billion in assets, and Ethena USDe ( USDe ) with almost $5 billion. The recently launched USD1 by President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial has gained over $2.1 billion in assets. Most of these funds are likely tied to MGX’s $2 billion investment in Binance, the biggest crypto exchange in the industry. Other notable stablecoins are Ripple USD ( RLUSD ) and PayPal’s PYUSD, which have accumulated assets of $900 million and $313 million, respectively. You might also like: Why is the crypto market crashing, and will the bull run resume? Stablecoin supply | Source: Visa Data compiled by Visa shows that more people are using stablecoins in their daily transactions today. Over 192.2 million unique sending addresses have transacted in the last 12 months, while 242.7 million have received stablecoins. The total active unique addresses jumped to 250 million. All this has pushed the total transaction count to 5.8 billion and the transaction volume to $33.6 trillion. Stablecoins have become highly popular because of their lower costs compared to traditional methods. For example, sending $1,000 to a user through PayPal attracts a 2.99% fee plus a variable fee. Using a stablecoin attracts a significantly smaller fee than that. Also, these transactions are faster than traditional methods like wire transfer. Citi believes that stablecoins will continue gaining market share in the coming years. In a recent report , the company estimated that stablecoins will be worth over $1.6 trillion by 2030, while Standard Chartered estimates that they will reach $2 trillion by 2028. Read more: Hack? SEC probe? Coinbase stock soars despite difficult week

Read the Disclaimer : All content provided herein our website, hyperlinked sites, associated applications, forums, blogs, social media accounts and other platforms (“Site”) is for your general information only, procured from third party sources. We make no warranties of any kind in relation to our content, including but not limited to accuracy and updatedness. No part of the content that we provide constitutes financial advice, legal advice or any other form of advice meant for your specific reliance for any purpose. Any use or reliance on our content is solely at your own risk and discretion. You should conduct your own research, review, analyse and verify our content before relying on them. Trading is a highly risky activity that can lead to major losses, please therefore consult your financial advisor before making any decision. No content on our Site is meant to be a solicitation or offer.