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TRON’s $1B stablecoin surge outpaces every chain – What it means
Liquidity in crypto does not seem to be an issue as stablecoin market cap continues to grow. This growth was spotted both chain-wise and in terms of issuers.
Liquidity in crypto does not seem to be an issue as stablecoin market cap continues to grow. This growth was spotted both chain-wise and in terms of issuers.
TRON has maintained its lead as the largest execution layer, especially for USDT, with 49.35% deployed on the network. What does this increasing stablecoin demand mean for the broader crypto?
How stablecoin market cap grew in the past week
As per data from Token Terminal, the stablecoin market cap on the TRON Network added $1 billion over the past week. That was more than tenfold the growth of any other chain during this period.
BNB Chain, Aptos [APT], and Avalanche [AVAX] followed with $85 million, $82 million, and $73 million, respectively. Stellar Lumens [XLM], Arbitrum One [ARB], and Robinhood Chain were also featured.
Source: Token Terminal
In terms of market cap growth by issuer over the same period, United Stables led with $106 million, according to Token Terminal. Paxos, Anchorage Digital, Aave Protocol [AAVE], Ethena [ENA], and World Liberty Financial [WLFI] completed the top five.
Meanwhile, Ripple’s XRP Ledger added $23.4 million. This minting of more stables by issuers suggests that demand is on the rise.
Stablecoin DEX volume surges
At the same time, a spike in stablecoin DEX volume reinforces demand for liquidity. For instance, stablecoin volume hit a new daily peak this month after recording $40.37 billion on August 10.
Source: DeFiLlama
Platform-wise, Robinhood Chain peaked on the same day with $366 million in stablecoin DEX volume. ETH-stablecoin represented $193.2 million, more than half the total.
Of Robinhood’s daily stablecoin DEX volume, over 50% was exchanged between major pairs. This indicated traders were rotating to major cryptos like Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH], XRP, and Solana [SOL], among others.
What does declining dominance mean?
The rotation was evident as stablecoin dominance declined despite market cap growth.
Since early July, total dominance has dropped from 14.79% to 14.10% and continues to trade below a slanting resistance. USDT’s dominance was down to 8.445%.
During this period, the total crypto market cap was attempting a recovery, an indication of shifting dynamics. It was up from $2.15 trillion to $2.19 trillion, more than $40 billion added in August alone.
Source: Stablecoin Dominance on TradingView
However, a rise in stablecoin demand does not guarantee a shift to a bullish market. The market sentiment is still fearful but improved from last month’s extreme fear.
Final Summary
The stablecoin market cap is growing across different chains and by issuers, suggesting there is demand for liquidity.
The growth in market cap while USDT dominance declines suggests capital is rotating to major crypto tokens.
