$USDC ## **📌 USDC in 2025: Key Events**

### **1. Market Capitalization and Adoption Trends**

📈 **USDC regained 2nd place ** among stablecoins with a market capitalization hovering around ** $40-45 billion ** (compared to ~ $30 billion in 2024).

🔹 **USDT still dominates (~$110 billion)**, but the growth of USDC is fueled by **institutional adoption** and **DeFi expansion**.

🔹 ** PayPal's stablecoin (PYUSD)** has captured a certain market share, but USDC remains the preferred choice for regulated funding.

### **2. Clarity in Regulation (finally?)**

✅✅✅ Compliance with MiCA in the EU ** – USDC is now fully licensed under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) **, making it an available stablecoin for European crypto firms.

🇺🇸 ** SEC vs. Circle settled** – After a long struggle, the Securities and Exchange Commission **dropped claims ** that USDC is a security, providing relief to investors.

🌍 ** Expansion in Asia ** – Circle is partnering with major Japanese and Singaporean banks to facilitate remittances in US dollars**.