Stablecoins hit $190B record as Bitcoin and Solana surge.
Stablecoin market value reached an all-time high of $190 billion, fueled by Bitcoin’s rally and increased adoption. Tether dominates with over 70% share, while Circle and Ethena stablecoins saw double-digit growth this month.

The global stablecoin market has reached a new all-time high of roughly $190 billion in circulating value, surpassing its previous peak from April 2022 before the Terra–Luna collapse. This renewed expansion is occurring alongside a broader crypto market rebound, with Bitcoin and Solana among the leading large-cap assets posting strong gains and driving trading activity and on-chain liquidity. Higher prices and volumes in major cryptocurrencies tend to increase demand for stablecoins as trading collateral, settlement assets, and liquidity buffers on exchanges and in DeFi protocols. Within this expanding market, Tether (USDT) remains the dominant stablecoin, accounting for well over 70% of total stablecoin supply, while Circle’s USDC and newer entrants such as Ethena’s synthetic dollar products have posted double‑digit percentage growth over the month. The new record underscores how dollar‑pegged assets have re‑established themselves as core infrastructure for crypto markets after the 2022 deleveraging cycle, with rising stablecoin float often interpreted as “dry powder” that can quickly rotate into risk assets. For market participants, the milestone highlights both the increasing centrality of a few large issuers and the competitive push from new designs that blend yield strategies with dollar‑denominated exposure.

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