Stablecoins are rapidly becoming one of the dominant use cases linking crypto and 1 forecasts, institutional moves, and regulatory efforts suggest the sector is reaching an inflection 2 now, at least one analysis believes the stablecoin market cap alone could reach $4 trillion by 2030. That’s twice the current size of the entire crypto economy in stablecoins 3 a Stablecoin Boom That projection originates from Citi, whose analysts now estimate a base case of $1.9 trillion in stablecoin issuance by 2030, up from earlier 4 a bullish scenario, the bank predicts issuance reaching $4 5 stablecoins were to be integrated everywhere, the analysts suggest they could support as much as $100T of annual transaction volume, a scale dwarfing today’s 6 tempers its optimism with 7 firms remain hesitant to adopt stablecoins in core operations, treating them as experimental tools rather than foundational 8 many domestic markets, conventional payment systems already operate at low cost and in near real time.
Still, as l egislation finally catches up , stablecoin utility has steadily 9 biggest real opportunity is in cross-border settlement, where inefficiencies still 10 so, Citi highlights that tokenized bank deposits may surpass stablecoins in usage by 11 tokens are tokenized deposits, deposit tokens, and other bank-issued tokenized 12 provide the trust, familiarity, and regulatory safeguards of bank money, and many corporations prefer them over 13 final takeaway from the report highlights just how big the market could be. Still, just how much growth remains – even in a bullish case of $100T in payments annually, stablecoins would be a small percentage of the $5T-$10T leading banks send and receive 14 current stablecoin market grew from around $200B in early 2025 to nearly $280B, despite experiencing significant market 15 and regulators are actively discussing how to regulate the issuance, backing, and redemption of these asset 16 market risk, stablecoins carry macro and geopolitical 17 dollar-pegged stablecoins maintain dominance, capital flows and payments globally may increasingly favor 18 more stablecoins proliferate, the more issuers will likely hold 19 as reserve 20 creates a strategic vulnerability for Europe: a foreign digital currency could undermine domestic monetary control.
Europe’s Move: Consortium for a Euro-Backed Stablecoin In response, nine European banks — including UniCredit, ING, CaixaBank, SEB, and Raiffeisen — have teamed up to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin, aiming for a debut in late 21 in the Netherlands, the initiative will operate under a regulated license framework, with room for additional 22 goal is more than technological innovation; it is part of a broader strategy for European payment sovereignty in the midst of concerns over a growing US stablecoin 23 stablecoin project aligns with the enforcement of the EU’s MiCA regulation and complements efforts by the European Central Bank to push forward a digital euro.
There’s a bit of urgency to the project – the dominance of 24 tokens could erode monetary control and expose Europe to external 25 incumbents like Tether ($USDT) and Circle ($USDC) already command massive network effects and 26 the European project to succeed, it must overcome regulatory barriers, build trust, and provide liquidity – and 27 Wallet Token ($BEST) – The Best Non-Custodial Wallet for Stablecoins and Crypto Presales Best Wallet Token ($BEST) is the latest offering in a growing, powerful Best Wallet 28 the core, there’s a non-custodial Web3 wallet where users can safely store, swap, and send their 29 comes the $BEST utility 30 $BEST, investors get lower transaction fees and higher staking yields.
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