Data: In Q1 2026, the supply of stablecoins reached 315 billion USD, and the total transaction volume exceeded 28 trillion USD

According to Cointelegraph, data shows that the total supply of stablecoins increased by approximately $8 billion in the first quarter of this year, reaching a record $315 billion. In this quarter, stablecoins accounted for 75% of the total cryptocurrency trading volume, setting a historical high.

At the same time, the total transaction volume of stablecoins surpassed $28 trillion. Among them, retail-scale transfers (typically associated with individual users) fell by 16%, marking the largest decline in history; automated trading activities surged, with bots accounting for about 76% of all stablecoin trading volume.