In the first half of the year, stablecoins accounted for 74.6% of the total volume of institutional OTC Trading, with USDC trading volume rising 29 times year-on-year.

PANews, July 3rd news, according to The Block, Finery Markets' latest report shows that stablecoins accounted for 74.6% of institutional OTC Trading volume in the first half of 2025, up from 46% in the same period last year and 23% in 2023. Among them, USDC performed particularly well, with trading volume increasing 29 times year-on-year due to the EU's MiCA regulations. The report is based on an analysis of 4.1 million transaction data from the platform between January and June. Institutional trading shows three major trends: Overall OTC trading volume has risen by 112.6% year-on-year, stablecoin trading volume has increased by 154%, and the liquidity of cryptocurrency and stablecoin trading pairs has surged by 277.4%, far exceeding the 48.5% growth rate of fiat trading pairs. Apart from mainstream assets, altcoins like Cardano and Solana collectively account for 16.7% of the market share. Analysts indicate that this makes stablecoins the fastest-growing segment in the cryptocurrency market.