Well, hold onto your wallets, folks! Stablecoins are now processing more adjusted volume each month than the big boys, Visa and PayPal. Yes, you heard that right-stablecoins are like the overachieving kid in class that everyone thought would never get into the Ivy League! According to Delphi Digital, these digital currencies are the “most important infrastructure story in crypto.” Seriously? Maybe they should just put that on a bumper sticker. 🚀
By October, we’re talking about a jaw-dropping $1.5 trillion in monthly adjusted stablecoin transaction volume. For reference, Visa and Mastercard were sitting pretty with network spending volumes of $4.4 trillion and $2.7 trillion, respectively. It’s like stablecoins pulled a fast one at the family reunion and borrowed all the attention! 🎉
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Stablecoins have become the most important infrastructure story in crypto.
Every fintech wave promised to fix payments but just layered better UX on the same infrastructure. Revolut and Nubank delivered better experiences while…
– Delphi Digital (@Delphi_Digital) December 17, 2025
In case you’re wondering, the total supply of stablecoins has ballooned by 33% this year, hitting over $304 billion. Last week alone, the market saw $1.4 billion in new stablecoin supply. I mean, what are these things made of? Unicorn tears? 🦄💸
Dec 8-Dec 14, 2025 #LookonchainWeeklyReport
Despite weaker DEX volumes, the market saw $1.4B in new stablecoins and strong institutional accumulation. Whales and funds continued to rotate aggressively into ETH and majors, including Bitmine’s 102K ETH purchase and Saylor’s 10.6K…
– Lookonchain (@lookonchain) December 15, 2025
Why Stablecoins Are Gaining Ground
Delphi argues that past fintech waves improved user experience but kept the payment structure as easy to navigate as a corn maze. 🌽 Digital banks and payment apps might’ve made transfers easier, but they still relied on the same clunky chain of intermediaries: merchants, acquirers, card networks, oh my!
But wait! Enter the stablecoins, ready to settle transactions directly on-chain, cutting out the middlemen like an overzealous reality show contestant. This shift is the reason for the recent surge in stablecoin popularity, especially when it comes to cross-border payments. Who needs borders anyway? 🌍✈️
Regulation has also played its part in this saga. The GENIUS Act, passed in July, introduced a federal framework for dollar-backed stablecoins in the US. And let’s be honest-a little regulatory clarity is like putting on reading glasses after squinting for years-it’s a game changer!
Tether and Circle Remain Market Leaders
Even with a growing cast of characters, the market is still mostly a Tether and Circle show. Tether holds about 60% of the stablecoin supply-roughly $186 billion in circulation. Circle’s USDC is trailing behind with a 25% share, and around $78 billion market cap. Think of them as the Beyoncé and Jay-Z of stablecoins. 💑
Since the market crash on October 11, Tether and Circle have issued over $20 billion in new stablecoins as of early December, according to Lookonchain. When combined, these two account for about 85% of the total stablecoin market cap, which exceeds $315 billion. Talk about a power couple! 💪💰
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