Despite Circle’s rising transaction count, Tether’s USDT still accounts for over 68% of the entire stablecoin market.
USDC has been eating up the stablecoin transaction market share since the end of 202. In December 2023, USDC’s 145 million monthly transactions flipped USDT’s 127 million transactions for the first time, according to Visa.
The development is a significant surprise for industry participants, considering that Tether is the world’s largest stablecoin by far, with a market capitalization of over $110 billion, accounting for over 68% of total stablecoin market share.In terms of total users, Circle’s stablecoin is still far behind Tether’s user count. USDT was used by over 34.2 million unique wallets in April 2024, while Circle’s USDC only saw 9.57 million unique users.There were a total of 27.
Stablecoins are important, as they enable traders to quickly move in and out of cryptocurrency positions. Stablecoins have a total market capitalization of over $161 billion, which accounts for 6.63% of the total crypto market cap of $2.43 trillion,Worst month since 2022 bear market? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
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