{"id":92973,"date":"2026-01-09T12:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92973"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:43:55","slug":"usdc-surpasses-usdt-in-defi-usage-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/usdc-surpasses-usdt-in-defi-usage-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"USDC Surpasses USDT in DeFi Usage Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"

The value transferred through the stablecoin<\/a> USDC from Circle<\/a> over the past year exceeded that of USDT from Tether<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The respective value of the first “stablecoin” stands at $17.3 trillion, while the second is $12.9 trillion, according to data from the analytics platform Artemis.<\/p>\n

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Aggregated on-chain value transferred in USDC for 2025. Source: Artemis<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aggregated on-chain value transferred in USDT for 2025. Source: Artemis<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

However, in terms of market capitalization, USDT still leads with a figure of $186 billion. The current value of USDC is $74.9 billion.<\/p>\n

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Stablecoin market capitalization ranking. Source: CoinGecko<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

USDC remains the preferred tool on DeFi platforms, “where lending and trading are conducted automatically,” noted<\/a> Artemis co-founder Anthony Yim. According to him, the competing USDT is mainly used “for everyday transactions, business operations, or as a store of value.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The total volume of “stablecoin” transactions in 2025 increased by 72% to $33 trillion.<\/p>\n

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Annual stablecoin transaction volume dynamics. Source: Artemis, Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the fourth quarter of last year, turnover in the sector reached a record $11 trillion. The previous period’s figure was $8.8 trillion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence forecast that the total volume of the stablecoin segment could reach $56 trillion by 2030.<\/p>\n

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Projected capacity of the stablecoin segment until 2030. Source: Bloomberg Intelligence.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In December, the CFTC<\/span> launched<\/a> a pilot program for using digital assets as collateral in derivatives markets under the GENIUS Act<\/a>. In the first phase, the list of permissible collateral assets included Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC.<\/p>\n

Earlier in December, Visa initiated<\/a> settlements in Circle’s token within the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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