Bloomberg: Stablecoin payment flows could reach $56.6 trillion by 2030

Bloomberg Intelligence projects that stablecoin payment flows could reach $56.6 trillion by 2030, a rise the firm said would make stablecoins one of the most important payment tools in global finance. Bloomberg reported that stablecoin payment flows were $2.9 trillion in 2025 and said achieving the projected total would require an unusually high compounded annual growth rate over the next five years.

The analysis noted Tether (USDT) remains the most used stablecoin for everyday payments and business transactions, while Circle’s USDC is preferred on decentralized finance platforms. Bloomberg said stablecoin flows rose 81% year-on-year in 2025, though the share of volume on decentralized platforms fell, citing data from crypto analytics firm Artemis; Artemis co-founder Anthony Yim attributed the shift to growing US dollar stablecoin use in emerging economies navigating an “increasingly unstable geopolitical landscape.” Bloomberg reported USDC’s transaction volume reached $18.3 trillion in 2025 versus USDT’s $13.3 trillion, and that the two accounted for more than 95% of a record $33 trillion in transaction volume last year.

The piece noted USDT’s market cap at $186.9 billion and USDC’s at $74.9 billion, placed the stablecoin market at $312 billion, and cited a US Treasury estimate that the market could reach $2 trillion by 2028.

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Crypto, Stablecoins, Usdc, Usdt, Circle, Artemis