Odaily Planet Daily News: Finery Markets' latest report shows that in the first half of 2025, stablecoins accounted for 74.6% of institutional over-the-counter trading volume, 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 under the push of the EU MiCA regulation. The report is based on an analysis of 4.1 million transactions on the platform from January to June. Institutional trading has shown three major trends: overall over-the-counter spot trading volume increased by 112.6% year-on-year, stablecoin trading volume grew by 154%, and the trading volume of cryptocurrency and stablecoin pairs surged by 277.4%, far exceeding the 48.5% growth rate of fiat currency pairs. In addition to mainstream assets, altcoins such as Cardano and Solana accounted for a combined market share of 16.7%. Analysts say this makes stablecoins the fastest-growing segment in the cryptocurrency market. (The Block)

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