Circle's stablecoin USDC surpasses Tether's USDT in growth for the second consecutive year

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PANews January 6 News, according to CoinDesk, in 2025, as the US government’s attitude towards digital assets warms, the market’s demand for regulated blockchain-based US dollars increases. Circle’s USDC stablecoin’s growth rate has surpassed Tether’s USDT for the second consecutive year. Data shows that in 2025, USDC’s market cap grew by 73%, reaching $75.12 billion, while USDT’s market cap grew by 36%, reaching $186.6 billion. In 2024, USDC grew by 77%, and USDT grew by 50%. USDC and USDT together account for over 80% of the total stablecoin market cap of $312 billion, indicating that other tokens have yet to benefit from US regulatory developments.

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