Stablecoin payments jump 45% to $482B this year as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe add crypto rails
- —Stablecoin payment volume hit $482 billion year-to-date, up 45% year over year
- —Growth driven by card spending and crypto rail integrations by payment giants
- —Visa, Mastercard and Stripe are connecting stablecoins to fiat settlement
Why it matters: Rising payment volumes alongside flat supply show stablecoins shifting from a speculative tool to settlement infrastructure.
Source: CoinDesk
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