The stablecoin market has grown to about $300 billion, with Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) strengthening their dominance. USDT leads with a market cap of around $186 billion, and USDC follows with about $70 billion, while other stablecoins remain much smaller. The competition is shifting from token issuance to securing broad adoption and deep liquidity, which creates a reinforcing network effect. Despite new entrants from banks and fintechs, USDT and USDC's extensive integration and liquidity make them difficult to unseat in the near term, though future challengers could emerge if they achieve similar scale and usage.
Tron's stablecoin market cap increased by $554.9 million over a single week ending October 11, 2026, driven mainly by Tether's USDT, which makes up 97.8% of Tron's $95.3 billion stablecoin supply. This growth outpaced competitors like OP Mainnet, whi...
In the latest 24-hour crypto fund flows, Ethereum experienced a net outflow of approximately $68.36 million, indicating investors pulled more funds out than they put in. Meanwhile, Solana (SOL), Tether (USDT), and Bitcoin (BTC) attracted net inflows ...
USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin by Circle, saw $40.2 billion traded on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) during Q3 weekends, when traditional banks are closed. This volume rivals Visa's daily transaction scale, highlighting how on-chain dollar transfer...
Polkadot's (DOT) price surged 10.93% to $1.27 following a major reduction in its annual token issuance by 53.6%, lowering the supply growth and capping total supply at 2.1 billion DOT. Additionally, governance approval for dotUSD, an over-collaterali...
In Q3 2026, stablecoin card spending reached $4.31 billion, with TRON processing the largest share at $998 million, or 23.2% of the total. This growth reflects TRON's role as a key liquidity and settlement layer for USDT, a popular stablecoin. While ...
