Stablecoins are growing faster than Bitcoin... a key pillar of the digital economy.

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While Bitcoin remains at the center of the cryptocurrency market, the true growth story over the next 5 years is expected to be stablecoins.

On the 22nd ( local time ), blockchain media analyzed that stablecoins are rapidly spreading while modernizing the global financial system. While Bitcoin has established itself as a non-sovereign store of value worth $2.3 trillion, stablecoins have already surpassed Bitcoin in daily trading volume.

According to the media, as of the 6th, Bitcoin's 24-hour trading volume was $63.8 billion, while stablecoins were more than double at $146 billion.

The reason stablecoins are spreading rapidly is that they are being used as practical financial tools. While Bitcoin establishes itself as a store of value, stablecoins are likely to become the main currency for transactions between AI agents. Stablecoins are quickly establishing themselves as a global payment solution to replace traditional financial systems (SWIFT, ACH, credit card payments).

The success of stablecoins is based on practicality, not speculation. Stablecoins are rapidly encroaching on the global remittance market ( worth about $780 billion annually ), and are becoming more widespread as companies like Stripe, Visa, and PayPal integrate them into their payment systems.

However, regulatory details will determine whether stablecoins under U.S. regulation will have global competitiveness or be buried under excessive supervision. If the U.S. government does not support dollar-based stablecoins to dominate the global market, it risks losing control of future currency.