Stablecoins make their case as core crypto liquidity.

Stablecoin adoption hits new highs in 2025, with $300B market cap, $165B on Ethereum, and USDe emerging as the third-largest player.

Stablecoins are looking at 7.5% of the total crypto pie right now. 

The market’s creeping up to around $300 billion. To put that into perspective, that’s roughly 4x bigger than the memecoin market, highlighting a clear shift toward utility over speculation.

Fast-forward to the end of 2026, and some models are even throwing around $1 trillion for the stablecoin sector. That’s bold, but with traditional finance getting in on the action, it’s not totally out of the question.

Stablecoin use among retail users is smashing records this year. 

Backing this, transfers under $250 alone hit $5.84 billion in August, making it the highest ever. With four months left, 2025 is clearly shaping up as the busiest year yet for consumer-level stablecoin activity.

In fact, a survey of 2,600 consumers in Nigeria, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Indonesia found most people are using stablecoins to avoid high banking fees and slow transfers.