{"id":37874,"date":"2026-06-25T11:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/?p=37874"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:34:19","slug":"stablecoins-in-q2-who-grew-and-who-shrank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/stablecoin\/stablecoins-in-q2-who-grew-and-who-shrank\/","title":{"rendered":"Stablecoins exceeded $300B. Who grew and who shrank in Q2?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37874\" class=\"elementor elementor-37874\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1881bccc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1881bccc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625d0232 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"625d0232\" 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\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/03\/Blog-Icon.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36274 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; 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The top ten dollar tokens ended the first half of 2026 at about $292.9B. The story is not at the top.<\/i><\/p><h2><b>Key takeaways<\/b><\/h2><ul><li><b>USDT and USDC held their lead.<\/b>\u00a0Together they account for 89% of the top ten by market cap. Their combined share barely shifted across the quarter.<\/li><li><b>USDG was the quarter\u2019s fastest grower; but on rewards, not demand.<\/b>\u00a0Global Dollar\u2019s token rose 69% in 90 days to $2.84B. That growth was achieved through exchange reward programs that paid holders 3.5-4.1% a year. A third of USDG\u2019s volume is still exchange routing rather than payments.<\/li><li><b>Two yield-driven tokens reversed sharply.<\/b>\u00a0Ethena\u2019s USDe fell 24% to $4.48B as its staking yield compressed. PayPal\u2019s PYUSD dropped 30% to $2.75B.<\/li><li><b>The growth that held came from settlement rails, not rates.<\/b>\u00a0Ripple\u2019s RLUSD rose 11% to $1.60B on the back of payment mandates. It carries the healthiest genuine-use profile of the quarter\u2019s risers; 36% of its volume is real money movement.<\/li><li><b>A rising market cap and a broad user base are not the same thing.<\/b>\u00a0Several tokens that grew in Q2 remain concentrated in a handful of wallets and show low genuine-use share. Size is not adoption.<\/li><\/ul><h2><b>Market snapshot<\/b><\/h2><p>The table below covers the nine largest dollar stablecoins tracked by Crystal Foresight as of June 24, 2026. The \u201cgenuine-use share\u201d column shows the share of each token&#8217;s transfer volume that represents real money movement such as payments, peer-to-peer transfers, and settlement which are distinct from exchange routing, automated protocol mechanics, and issuer operations. It is the closest available on-chain measure of whether a stablecoin is functioning as money. \u201cTop-10 held\u201d shows the share of supply sitting in the ten largest wallets, a measure of how concentrated ownership is.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Token<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Issuer<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Market cap<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>90-day change<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Genuine-use share<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Top-10 held<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>USDT<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>Tether<\/p><\/td><td><p>$186.1B<\/p><\/td><td><p>+1.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>50.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>25%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>USDC<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>Circle<\/p><\/td><td><p>$74.2B<\/p><\/td><td><p>-5.7%<\/p><\/td><td><p>8.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>26%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>USDS<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>Sky<\/p><\/td><td><p>$10.3B<\/p><\/td><td><p>-11.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>93%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>DAI<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>Sky<\/p><\/td><td><p>$4.87B<\/p><\/td><td><p>+6.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>40%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>USD1<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>World Liberty<\/p><\/td><td><p>$4.80B<\/p><\/td><td><p>+8.5%<\/p><\/td><td><p>9.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>82%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>USDe<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>Ethena<\/p><\/td><td><p>$4.48B<\/p><\/td><td><p>-24.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>24.8%<\/p><\/td><td><p>96%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>USDG<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>Paxos \/ Global Dollar<\/p><\/td><td><p>$2.84B<\/p><\/td><td><p>+69.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>32.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>59%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>PYUSD<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>PayPal<\/p><\/td><td><p>$2.75B<\/p><\/td><td><p>-30.2%<\/p><\/td><td><p>17.5%<\/p><\/td><td><p>76%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>RLUSD<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p>Ripple<\/p><\/td><td><p>$1.60B<\/p><\/td><td><p>+11.1%<\/p><\/td><td><p>35.6%<\/p><\/td><td><p>69%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>Figures as of June 24, 2026. Genuine-use share is calculated against gross transfer volume over the past week. Top-10 held is the share of supply in the ten largest wallets. Market caps are approximate; confirm a live figure before <a>publication.<\/a><\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>90 change in market cap, top dollar stablecoins (excludes gold-backed tokens)<\/strong><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37902 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/3-scaled.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing 90-day market cap changes for nine major dollar stablecoins in Q2 2026, with USDG up 69.1% and PYUSD down 30.2%. Source: Crystal Foresight\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/3-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/3-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/3-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/3-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/3-1536x916.png 1536w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/3-2048x1221.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1526;\" \/><\/p><p>The two giants barely shifted\u00a0 &#8211; USDT up 1.1% and USDC down 5-7% &#8211; while tokens beneath them swung double digits in both directions. Global Dollar\u2019s USDG led on exchange rewards (+69.1% to $2.84B); last year\u2019s yield star, Ehtena\u2019s USDe, fell hardest among the majors (-24.2% to $4.48B) as its staking yield compressed.<\/p><p>Three patterns stand out. USDT&#8217;s 50.2% genuine-use share is by some distance the highest in the table, and as the largest token, it also has the most distributed, payment-oriented activity. The yield-backed tokens (USDe, USDS, DAI) cluster at the low end of genuine-use share: below 5% for USDS, below 25% for USDe. And several of the fastest growers \u2014 USD1 at 82% top-10 concentration, USDS at 93%, USDe at 96% \u2014 remain held by a very small number of wallets.<\/p><h2><b>What kind of growth actually worked<\/b><\/h2><p>The challenger field in Q2 is sorted by each token\u2019s growth, and the answer marks a shift from 2025. Last year, the highest-yielding stocks attracted the most supply. In the first half of 2026, yield stopped being the engine.<\/p><p>Ethena\u2019s USDe is the clearest example. It was 2025\u2019s growth story \u2014 an instrument that paid double-digit returns and gathered supply quickly. As its staking yield compressed from about 9.4% in spring to the low single digits, supply followed suit. USDe shed 24% to $4.48B. Supply bought with yield leaves when the yield drops. PYUSD\u2019s 30% decline tells a quieter version of the same story \u2014 a token still searching for a use that outlasts incentives.<\/p><p>The growth that worked came from two other places. Some was bought: USDG rose 69% to $2.84B \u2014 the quarter\u2019s biggest gain \u2014 on a rewards program that pays holders via exchanges such as OKX. It is growth by design, and 32.6% genuine-use share means a third of its volume is real money movement, which is creditable. But 59% of supply sits in the top ten wallets, and a third of volume remains exchange routing.<\/p><p>Some was built: Ripple\u2019s RLUSD added 11% to $1.60B on settlement mandates. The most visible instance was Ripple\u2019s strategic stake in Flutterwave\u2019s Series E, which valued the payments company at $3.2B and embedded RLUSD as its primary cross-border settlement asset. RLUSD carries 35.6% genuine-use share and a third of its volume in direct transfers \u2014 the healthiest profile of the quarter\u2019s risers.<\/p><p>USD1 is harder to categorize. World Liberty\u2019s token grew 8.5% to $4.80B as its issuer moved toward a US federal trust charter. That is a regulatory tailwind rather than a commercial one. Exchange routing still accounts for 71% of its volume \u2014 the signature of a token being listed rather than spent.<\/p><p>Taken together, the challengers indicate the competition has shifted from who pays the most to who is connected to the most settlement and distribution networks. That is a slower, stickier basis for growth, and a harder one for a newcomer to buy into quickly.<\/p><h2><b>A reality check on who is actually there<\/b><\/h2><p>The growth rates in Q2 hide a catch worth applying before reading too much into any of them. On-chain, Crystal Foresight tracks not just how much a token moved but how much of that was real \u2014 and how many wallets actually hold it.<\/p><p>On both measures, the challengers look thinner than the giants. USDe&#8217;s ten largest wallets hold 96% of its supply. USDS stands at 93%. USD1 at 82%. USDT and USDC sit at 25% and 26% respectively. The leaders are broadly distributed money. Several of the Q2 climbers are, for now, a handful of large holders and the protocols built around them.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Geniune-use share of weekly volume vs share of supply in the ten largest wallets<\/strong><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37901 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/4-scaled.png\" alt=\"Chart comparing genuine-use share and top-10 wallet concentration for nine dollar stablecoins, showing USDT leads on genuine use while USDe and USDS are the most concentrated. Source: Crystal Foresight\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1587\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/4-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/4-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/4-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/4-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/4-1536x952.png 1536w, https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/rohirov\/2026\/06\/4-2048x1270.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1587;\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>Genuine use = payments + peer-to-peer transfers + real-world settlement as a share of gross 7-day transfer volume. Bubble area scales with market cap.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>USDT sits alone in the bottom-right; broadly held and genuinely used as one. The challenges cluster top-left &#8211; tightly concentrated, with much of their volume in DeFI mechanics and exchange routing rather than payments. Among the fast rises, RLUSD and USDG convert the most volume into real money movement; USD1, high in the concentration band and low on use, still looks more listed than spent.<\/p><p>The usage picture matches. RLUSD and USDG convert a third or more of their volume into genuine money movement. USD1, at under 10%, is still mostly trading and routing. None of this makes the growth misleading in itself, but a rising market cap and a broadening, paying user base are not yet the same thing in this tier. Only the second one compounds.<\/p><h2><b>The euro pocket: small, fast, and actually backed<\/b><\/h2><p>The fastest-growing corner of the first half of 2026 is one a January forecast would almost certainly have missed: the euro. It is still a rounding error in dollar terms \u2014 about $700M against a $292.9B market \u2014 but it was the fastest-moving pocket in Q2. Four of the five quickest-growing stablecoins in the second quarter were euro-denominated.<\/p><p>The June 16 edition of Crystal Foresight covered all seven euro tokens in detail \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crystalintelligence.com\/stablecoin\/same-euro-different-jobs-what-seven-stablecoins-are-for\/\">read the full analysis here<\/a>. Three findings carry into the half-year picture.<\/p><p>First, the largest euro coin is American. Circle\u2019s EURC \u2014 at about $425M \u2014 is bigger than every European-issued euro token combined. Its lead reflects early MiCA compliance and the distribution rails it shares with USDC, not grassroots demand.<\/p><p>Second, the label hides very different jobs. Monerium\u2019s EURe is small at about $31M but spread across more than 47,000 wallets and active through card programs \u2014 an unusually payments-oriented and decentralized profile for a stablecoin of any currency at this size.<\/p><p>Third, and most striking against the dollar field above: because MiCA&#8217;s reserve rules require it, nearly every euro token is backed by euro cash and eurozone government debt. That is unlike crypto- and derivatives-backed dollar tokens such as USDe and USDS. In the first half of 2026, where regulation became a competitive asset, the euro pocket is where that shift is most visible in the backing itself.<\/p><h2><b>What to watch in the second half<\/b><\/h2><ul><li><b>Whether USDG\u2019s and USD1\u2019s holder bases broaden.<\/b>\u00a0Both remain concentrated. Durable adoption would show as a rising genuine-use share and a widening wallet count, not a larger cap. The specific signal to watch: genuine-use share crossing above 15% for USD1 and top-10 concentration falling below 70% for USDG.<\/li><li><b>Whether yield compression continues to reprice the field.<\/b> USDe shed 24% as its annualized staking yield fell toward the low single digits. The question for the second half is: which other tokens carry supply bought at a higher yield, and what is their floor? Watch USDe\u2019s staking yield against its week-on-week supply change.<\/li><li><b>Whether any European-issued euro token closes the gap on EURC.<\/b> The Qivalis consortium \u2014 37 banks across 15 countries, including BNP Paribas, ING, and UniCredit \u2014 is targeting a second-half 2026 launch, pending approval of its e-money license by the Dutch central bank. If it launches on schedule, it would be the most broadly bank-backed euro stablecoin yet. Watch for on-chain issuance activity.<\/li><li><b>Two regulatory decisions with direct supply implications.<\/b> The OCC charter decision on World Liberty\u2019s issuer would give USD1 a structural basis for growth beyond exchange listings. 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