8x faster than US cash: The $1T network settling millions while banks sleep on weekends
Stablecoin supply has roughly doubled since January 2024, while entity-adjusted transaction volume has grown fourfold to fivefold, according to Coinbase Institutional, opening a wide gap between the amount of dollar liquidity held onchain and the volume of activity that liquidity supports. Market capitalization records the stock of stablecoins in circulation...
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