Key Takeaways:
- Fortune 500 interest in stablecoins jumped from 8% to 29% in one year, with 7% already using or holding them.
- Stablecoin transfer volume reached $27.6 trillion in 2024, surpassing Visa and Mastercard combined.
- SMB interest also surged, with 81% exploring stablecoins and 46% likely to use crypto within three years.
Interest in stablecoins among Fortune 500 companies has more than tripled over the past year, rising from 8% to 29%, according to Coinbase’s latest State of Crypto report.
The surge reflects growing recognition of stablecoins as a tool to reduce transaction costs and improve processing speed.
The Q2 2025 State of Crypto report just dropped.
— Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase) June 10, 2025
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Based on a survey of 100 executives from top U.S. firms, the report also shows that 7% of companies already use or hold stablecoins.
Among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), interest climbed from 61% to 81%, with 46% expecting to adopt crypto within the next three years.
Coinbase attributes the trend to stablecoins’ potential to solve major financial pain points such as high fees, slow cross-border payments, and limited banking access.
Monthly stablecoin transfer volumes reached $717 billion in April 2025, with $27.6 trillion transacted in 2024 – surpassing the combined volume of Visa and Mastercard.
The number of stablecoin holders worldwide has surpassed 161 million, exceeding the population of the 10 largest cities combined.
Adoption is also growing beyond the private sector.
Uber is in the study phase of stablecoin use, while Russia and Abu Dhabi are exploring government-backed stablecoins.
The trend reflects a rising global interest in stablecoins as a practical financial solution.
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