{"id":35320,"date":"2026-03-04T14:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/?p=35320"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:50:13","slug":"most-stablecoin-volume-data-is-not-what-it-seems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/market-analysis-research\/most-stablecoin-volume-data-is-not-what-it-seems\/","title":{"rendered":"Most stablecoin volume data is not what it seems"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35320\" class=\"elementor elementor-35320\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75eeedfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75eeedfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e88dbca elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e88dbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/elementor\/thumbs\/logo-v6-ql764471x2x6z6e3lg5z20ms4e9ltzx488cb010234.jpg\" title=\"Crystal logo blog\" alt=\"Crystal Logo avatar\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; 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Each week, this report highlights what the data shows about supply, transfer activity, and genuine use adoption, so that stablecoin issuers, financial institutions, and regulators can see beyond headline numbers to what is happening on-chain.<\/i><\/p><p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p><h2>Key takeaways<\/h2><ul><li>USDT remains the benchmark for genuine use at scale. Despite reducing its total supply by $995M this week, 63% of its gross transfers are genuine user activity, the highest of any major asset. Net transfer volume grew 2.6% to $4.5B daily.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>USDC and PYUSD are growing their supply by $1.2B and $313M, respectively. But their real user activity tells a different story. Only 13-21% of their transfers this week came from organic transactions.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Gold-backed PAXG had a strong week, with a 42.6% rise in transfer activity, 69% of which came from genuine users.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Headline transfer volumes can be misleading. Crystal Foresight data shows that 95% of DAI\u2019s $25B in weekly transfers are the issuer\u2019s own internal operations, not user transactions.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>The organic share metric provides an essential accountability lens. High transfer volumes don\u2019t always mean genuine use. For some assets this week, less than 30% of recorded activity came from real users. The rest was the issuer\u2019s own operations.<br \/><br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><b>The $273.5 billion stablecoin market <\/b>this week tells two very different stories between headline volume figures and genuine economic usage. For several major assets, between 75% and 95% of recorded transfers are the issuer\u2019s own operations.<\/p><p>Crystal Foresight uses two lenses together.\u00a0The first is organic share, which is the percentage of gross transfer volume that comes from genuine peer-to-peer activity, as opposed to the issuer\u2019s own operations.\u00a0The second is net transfer volume, which removes same-day reversals to show only transactions where money actually changed hands and stayed there. Organic share tells you the quality of activity. Net transfer volume tells you the scale of genuine\u00a0movement.\u00a0Together, they give a clearer picture than either measure alone.<\/p><p>USDT demonstrated strong performance this week, with 63.5% of its transfers driven by real user activity despite a $995M reduction in supply. Net transfer activity grew 2.6% week-over-week to $4.5B daily. In contrast, DAI posted $6B in gross transfer volume, yet 95% of that came from supply management operations. Only 2.1% represents genuine peer-to-peer activity.<\/p><p>USDC expanded supply by $1.2B but activity registered just 13.4% organic share. The rest reflect issuer operations rather than broad economic usage. Gold-backed assets PAXG and XAUT rose sharply as gold prices climbed, with PAXG achieving 69% organic share dominated by distribution activity.<\/p><p>The overall market recorded a net contraction of $400M. Assets with genuine usage held steady while protocol-heavy assets drove most expansion activity.<\/p><h2>Market overview<\/h2><p>The 18 assets analyzed hold a combined market cap of $273.5B. USDT retains a commanding 67% market share at $183.5B. USDC holds 27% at $75.2B. The remaining 16 assets together account for roughly 6% of the market.<\/p><p>Daily net transfer volume across all assets totaled $6.8B. USDT accounted for $4.5B of that figure, with 2.6% week-over-week growth. USDC processed $1.2B in daily net transfers, also growing 2.9% week-over-week.<\/p><p>The table below tracks 10 of the 8 assets by market cap, supply change, daily net transfer volume, week-on-week movement, and velocity. Velocity measures the percentage of an asset\u2019s total supply that changes hands each day. A high figure alongside strong, genuine user activity suggests the asset is being used actively for transactions.<br \/><br \/><\/p><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 88.1203%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Asset<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Market cap<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Supply change<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Daily net transfers<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Week-on-week<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">How active<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">USDT<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$183.5B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">-$995M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$4.52B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+2.6%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">High \u2013 genuine user activity<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">USDC<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$75.2B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+$1.22B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$1.23B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+2.9%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Mixed \u2013 mostly issuer operations<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">USD1<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$4.7B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">-$323M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$216M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+27.3%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Rising \u2013 worth watching<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">DAI<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$4.4B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+$14M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$55.8M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">-0.5%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Low \u2013 95% issuer operations<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">PYUSD<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$4.2B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+$313M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$30.5M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">-3.2%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Low \u2013 supply-driven<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">XAUT<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$3.0B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">0.0%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Minimal\u00a0\u2013held, not traded<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">PAXG<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$2.6B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+$61.9M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$46.5M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+42.6%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Strong \u2013 gold rally driving use<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">RLUSD<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$1.5B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+$28M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$25.8M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+14.4%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">High \u2013 strong genuine activity<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">USDE<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$49K<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">-$166M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$41.3M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">-39.4%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Falling \u2013 sharp decline<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.53177%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">USDS<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 12.3746%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$97K<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 15.2174%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+$92M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 18.0602%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$50.3M<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 14.8829%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">+65.6%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 17.4888%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Low \u2013 automated activity<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Several patterns stand out. USDT is contracting supply by nearly $1B while transfer activity grows. USDC is expanding supply by $1.2B. USD1 shows a 27.3% transfer increase against $323M in supply contraction. PAXG leads momentum with 42.6% week-over-week net transfer growth.<\/p><h2>How much activity is genuinely user-driven?<\/h2><p>Stablecoin volume reporting has a fundamental problem. The industry has no established standard for measuring on-chain activity. Most analyses take gross transfer volume (the total value of all on-chain transactions recorded in a given period) at face value, producing headlines about trillions in stablecoin movement. That figure is meaninglessly inflated. Even when analysts attempt to filter or categorize transfers, the results still fail to clarify what is actually happening on-chain.<\/p><p>Crystal Foresight\u2019s volume fingerprint breaks gross transfer volume down by activity type, separating by supply management operations (mints, burns, treasury movements), protocol-driven activity, and genuine organic peer-to-peer transfers. The percentage of transfers that are genuine user activity is what we call organic share. Net transfer volume removes same-day\u00a0reversals to show only transactions where\u00a0funds\u00a0actually changed\u00a0hands and stayed there.<\/p><p>This distinction matters for three reasons:<\/p><ul><li>It separates issuer operational noise from actual adoption.<\/li><li>It\u00a0allows\u00a0accurate\u00a0comparison across assets of\u00a0different sizes\u00a0and structures.<\/li><li>It provides an accountability measure: when an asset shows high gross volume but low organic share, the question becomes whether users or internal operations are driving activity.<\/li><\/ul><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 93.4783%; height: 771px;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Asset<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Daily transfer\u00a0volume<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Organic share<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Key insight<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; background-color: #ffff00; border-style: solid;\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Signal<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">PAXG<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$46.5M NET<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">69%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Distribution-driven<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Healthy usage<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">USDT<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$4.52B NET<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">63.5%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Genuine settlement<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Market leader<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">RLUSD<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$25.8M NET<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">84%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">High organic<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Undervalued activity<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">FDUSD<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$2.4M NET<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">67%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Strong organic<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Small base<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">USDC<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$1.23B NET<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">13.4%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Protocol-heavy<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Issuer operations<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">PYUSD<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$30.5M NET<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">~21%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Low organic<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Supply-driven growth<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">DAI<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$55.8M NET<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">2.1%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">95% supply\u00a0mgmt<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Protocol recycling<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">USDS<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$50.3M NET<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Minimal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Protocol-dominated<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Operational activity<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 9.699%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">crvUSD<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.4181%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">$5.2M NET<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 16.2207%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">1.3%<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 23.4114%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">DeFi recycling<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"width: 25.2628%; text-align: center; border-style: solid;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Not user-driven<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>USDT leads in absolute organic activity. Of its gross volume, 63.5% is organic peer-to-peer activity. In addition, USDT has $4.5B in daily net volume, which represents real, balance-changing movements. No other asset comes close to this figure in absolute terms.<\/p><p>DAI\u2019s\u00a0$6B\u00a0gross transfer volume is the most striking example of\u00a0where gross volume overstates genuine activity. Only 2.1% of transfers\u00a0represent\u00a0genuine peer-to-peer activity. The remaining 95%\u00a0consists\u00a0of supply management operations. This does not mean DAI is failing, but it does mean that gross volume figures for DAI are not comparable to assets with higher organic shares.<\/p><p>USDC\u2019s\u00a013.4% organic share deserves attention.\u00a0The asset expanded supply by $1.2B\u00a0this week, but the low organic percentage suggests this growth reflects operational expansion rather than demand-driven adoption. PYUSD shows a similar pattern with approximately 21% organic share alongside $313M\u00a0in supply expansion.<\/p><p>RLUSD and FDUSD tell a different story. Both are smaller assets, but organic shares of 84% and 67% respectively suggest a higher proportion of genuine user activity relative to their size.<\/p><h2>Market cap: two-week percentage change<\/h2><p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/03\/2026-03-02-Stablecoins-2-weekly-change.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Above:\u00a0Snapshot of the two-week percentage change. Source. Crystal Foresight<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gold-backed tokens\u00a0led\u00a0two-week gains. XAUT rose 14.3%\u00a0and\u00a0PAXG gained 11.7%, reflecting the broader precious metals rally. PYUSD advanced 4.1% and USDC added 2.0%. On the negative side, USDAI fell 18.1%, USD1 declined 11.7%, and USDF dropped 10.6%. USDT, the market leader, recorded a negligible 0.1% decline over two weeks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 90-day and 365-day data shows deeper structural patterns. PYUSD is up 570% over one year, though from a low base. RLUSD has gained over 1,500% annually, reflecting its recent launch. FDUSD has lost 79% of its market cap year-over-year,\u00a0indicating\u00a0sustained contraction in that asset&#8217;s role.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supply dynamics: net contraction of $400M<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Where supply grew: $1.7B\u00a0added<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">USDC led supply expansion with $1.2B\u00a0in net minting. PYUSD added $313M. USDS expanded by $92M, PAXG by $62M, and RLUSD by $28M. DAI added a modest $14M.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The critical question is whether this expansion corresponds to user demand.\u00a0USDC\u2019s\u00a0$1.2B\u00a0in new supply combined with 13.4% organic share suggests the expansion is operationally driven.\u00a0PYUSD\u2019s\u00a0$313M\u00a0expansion with similarly low organic usage raises the same concern\u00a0that supply\u00a0growth is running ahead of actual demand.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Where supply fell: $2.1B<br \/><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">USDT contracted\u00a0by\u00a0$995M, the largest single-asset reduction. USD1 shed $323M. USDE lost $166M. USDAI contracted\u00a0by\u00a0$34M.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">USDT&#8217;s\u00a0is notable because it happened while user transfers grew.\u00a0The asset\u00a0maintained\u00a063% organic share and grew\u00a0net\u00a0transfer volume by 2.6% while reducing supply by\u00a0nearly $1B.\u00a0It\u00a0suggests\u00a0the issuer is actively\u00a0managed\u00a0supply down\u00a0to match what users need, removing excess coins rather than holding in reserve.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">USD1&#8217;s $323M\u00a0contraction alongside 27.3% transfer growth creates a divergence worth\u00a0monitoring. Rising activity with declining supply could\u00a0mean large holders are cashing out while smaller users\u00a0remain\u00a0active.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Signals to watch<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Velocity and concentration<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Velocity measures\u00a0the\u00a0percentage of an\u00a0asset\u2019s\u00a0supply\u00a0that\u00a0changes hands daily.\u00a0A high velocity figure alongside a high organic share means the asset is being actively used for real transactions.\u00a0A high velocity figure alongside a low organic share means most of the activity is automated or internal. In other\u00a0words,\u00a0the coins are moving, but not because users are transacting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PAXG recorded the highest daily\u00a0net\u00a0velocity at 3.5%, paired with 69% organic share\u00a0driven\u00a0by,\u00a0genuine user activity, consistent with distribution activity during the gold rally.\u00a0crvUSD\u00a0posted 2.5% velocity but with only 1.3% organic share\u00a0\u2013\u00a0most of its activity is\u00a0DeFi protocol recycling, not settlement activity.\u00a0USDT&#8217;s 1.7% velocity with 63% organic share\u00a0remains\u00a0the benchmark for consistent, broad-based usage.\u00a0DAI\u2019s\u00a01.4% velocity appears strong in isolation, but\u00a095% of its transfers are internal issuer operations, which\u00a0reflects issuer operational intensity rather than\u00a0users transacting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The holder concentration data\u00a0tells a similar story.\u00a0USDT\u00a0remains\u00a0the most distributed asset, with the top 10 wallets\u00a0holding 27.3%\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0supply. USDC follows at 29.8%. Nearly all other assets exceed 80%\u00a0top-10\u00a0concentration: PYUSD at 92.9%, A7A5 at 98.8%, SATUSD at 98.8%, USDAI at 95.7%, and USDS at 93.8%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Momentum<br \/><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PAXG leads transfer momentum with 42.6% week-over-week\u00a0net\u00a0growth, from $32.6M to\u00a0$46.5M\u00a0daily. The 69% organic share\u00a0confirms\u00a0this as genuine distribution activity driven by precious metals demand. XAUT, the other gold-backed token,\u00a0gained\u00a014.3%\u00a0in\u00a0market cap\u00a0over two weeks\u00a0but\u00a0shows\u00a0minimal transfer activity, suggesting\u00a0investors are holding rather than transacting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">USDS posted 65.6% week-over-week transfer growth to $50.3M\u00a0daily.\u00a0This growth occurs with minimal organic share and\u00a093.8%\u00a0top-10\u00a0concentration. Ordinarily,\u00a0this would\u00a0indicate\u00a0protocol-driven expansion among a small number of holders rather than broad adoption.\u00a0However, 68.6% of USDS supply is held in the official\u00a0staking\u00a0contract for\u00a0USDS yield generation. This\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">likely\u00a0reflects\u00a0users staking USDS for yield rather than concerning concentration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FDUSD showed a 232% transfer spike, but from a small base of $733,000 to $2.4M\u00a0daily. Its 67% organic share at this scale makes the percentage figure less significant in absolute terms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">USDAI presents the opposite signal. Transfer volume collapsed 84.5% week-over-week, from $28.6 million to $4.4 million daily. Combined with 95.7%\u00a0top-10\u00a0concentration and 18.1% market cap decline over two weeks, this suggests concentrated withdrawal of activity from a narrow holder base.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Risks\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>Volume quality<br \/><\/b><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Major stablecoins showing 75% to 95%\u00a0of\u00a0transfer volumes\u00a0are internal issuer\u00a0operations, headline volume figures can give a misleading picture of genuine adoption. DAI, USDC, USDS, and PYUSD all fall into this category.\u00a0For institutions using transfer volume to assess which stablecoins have real liquidity and market depth, Crystal Foresight\u2019s organic share data gives a clearer view.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Concentration risk<br \/><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Multiple mid-cap assets show\u00a0more than\u00a095%\u00a0of supply held by the top 10 wallets.\u00a0For\u00a0SATUSD, A7A5, and\u00a0USDE\u00a0that level of concentration means a small number\u00a0fo\u00a0large holders can move markets significantly \u2013 a risk worth factoring in\u00a0for institutions\u00a0seeking stablecoin exposure beyond USDT and USDC.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Velocity without adoption<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DAI\u2019s\u00a01.4% velocity despite 95% supply management dominance\u00a0is a reminder that velocity alone does not confirm user adoption. 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