#稳定币激增
The "Safe Haven" of the Cryptocurrency Market and the New Financial Landscape
In recent years, the stablecoin market has shown explosive growth. By 2024, the total market value of global stablecoins has surpassed **$200 billion**, with the circulation of USDT alone accounting for 7% of the total cryptocurrency market value, making it the undisputed "liquidity engine" of the crypto world. This phenomenon reflects three major trends:
**1. Surge in Risk Aversion Demand**
Against the backdrop of extreme volatility in mainstream coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum, stablecoins pegged to fiat currency (such as USDT/USDC) or algorithmically controlled (such as DAI) have become a "digital safe haven" for investors to avoid risks. Particularly in bear markets, the phenomenon of capital migrating en masse to stablecoins has become increasingly significant.
**2. The Underlying Fuel of the DeFi Ecosystem**
The robust development of decentralized finance protocols (DeFi) has made stablecoins the core medium for scenarios such as lending, trading, and derivatives. The locked volume in stablecoin liquidity pools like Curve has long occupied the top spot in DeFi, confirming its infrastructural status.
**3. On-chain Bridge for Traditional Finance**
The launch of PYUSD by PayPal and Visa's testing of USDC settlements signifies that traditional institutions are breaking down the barriers between fiat and blockchain through stablecoins. This "compliance-driven expansion" may reconstruct cross-border payment and asset circulation models.
However, regulatory challenges (such as Tether reserve controversies) and the trust crisis surrounding algorithmic stablecoins (like the collapse of UST) have also sounded alarm bells. In the future, stablecoins may evolve towards a **dual-layer system**: compliant institutions issuing fiat-pegged stablecoins and decentralized protocols supporting crypto-native stablecoins operating concurrently, jointly promoting the financial system towards a more open direction.
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