What is adjusted stablecoin volume?

It's on-chain stablecoin transfers minus speculative trading noise, focusing on real payments and utility—like remittances or merchant settlements.

Will stablecoins replace Visa and Mastercard?

Not outright, but they'll match volumes by 2035-2039 and compete on fees, speed. Partnerships show incumbents are racing to integrate.

How much wealth transfer fuels this?

$100 trillion from Boomers to crypto-native Millennials/Gen Z by 2048, accelerating stablecoin adoption as default finance.

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[Chainalysis] Stablecoin Volume to Hit $719T by 2035

Stablecoins aren't just crypto's side hustle anymore. Chainalysis crunches the numbers: $719 trillion in adjusted volume by 2035, rivaling the giants of payments—and that's before the real fireworks.

Fintech Pulse Apr 16, 2026 3 min read 12 views

Graph showing projected stablecoin volume growth to $719 trillion by 2035 from Chainalysis report

⚡ Key Takeaways

Adjusted stablecoin volume to reach $719T by 2035 organically, up to $1.5 quadrillion with catalysts. 𝕏
Payment volumes may match Visa/Mastercard between 2031-2039, pressuring traditional rails. 𝕏
$100T generational wealth shift to crypto-fluent generations by 2048 boosts adoption. 𝕏
POS saturation alone adds $232T yearly volume; Stripe/Bridge, Mastercard/BVNK signal infrastructure shift. 𝕏

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Akira Yamamoto

Japanese fintech correspondent tracking PayPay, LINE Pay, J-coin, and the FSA's digital finance agenda.

#Chainalysis #Visa Mastercard #crypto adoption #payment volumes #stablecoins

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