News Digest: Stablecoins on the road to mainstream adoption
July 3, 2025
Stablecoin startups are experiencing an unprecedented funding boom, projected to hit $10.2 billion in 2025, a more than tenfold increase from 2024. This explosive growth signals stablecoins’ rapid mainstream adoption.
The surge is primarily fueled by the development of clearer global regulatory frameworks, including bipartisan support for stablecoin legislation in the U.S. This regulatory certainty is attracting significant institutional investment, laying the groundwork for exponential expansion.
Major financial services companies like Mastercard, Visa, and established banks are increasingly integrating stablecoins, enabling transactions and even issuing their own digital currencies, which lends substantial institutional credibility to the sector. Furthermore, leading stablecoin issuers such as Circle and Ripple have applied for banking licenses, signaling their intent to operate as mainstream financial institutions.
Stablecoins are evolving beyond being basic stores of value. They are now becoming sophisticated yield-bearing tools and liquidity products, with solutions like liquidity mining and lending services attracting considerable investor interest. Cross-border payment companies leveraging stablecoins are also gaining traction, offering affordable and accessible alternatives to traditional USD transactions in emerging markets.
As regulatory landscapes solidify and institutional engagement accelerates, stablecoin companies are strategically positioned to capture a significant share of global payments and financial infrastructure markets
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