STABLECOINS | Over $400 Million in Stablecoins Getting Processed Per Hour, Says Latest Coinbase Study

About 73% of screened stablecoin transfers over the 12 months to July 31 occurred outside U.S. banking hours highlighting demand for round-the-clock payments.

About 73% of screened stablecoin transfers over the 12 months to July 31 occurred outside U.S. banking hours highlighting demand for round-the-clock payments.

About 300 million unique addresses now hold stablecoins. This number rivals the card footpring of the established networks, and have surpassed the combined number of cards by American Express (155 million) and Discover (72 million).

Comparing to mobile banking app users tells a similar story.

In addition, the number of addresses holding stablecoins is nearly 2x the combined 156.7 million mobile banking users of:

The report however notes that a person or business may control multiple addresses and stablecoin addresses are simply a proxy for adoption and are provided to illustrate scale.

Adjusted quarterly volume has quadrupled since early 2023 and could reach $1.5 trillion by the end of 2027 if current growth continues.

The report, dubbed ‘The Always-On Dollar,’ also found that 7 of the 10 largest U.S. banks have tested stablecoins or tokenized deposits for settlement.

The agentic economy has not been left behind with the report saying AI agents will likely use stablecoins. ~$3-$5 trillion is expected to be mediated by AI agents by 2030, according to McKinsey.

Stablecoins are increasingly positioning themselves as payment infrastructure for cross-border transfers, business settlements and future AI-agent transactions.

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