Apollo just released some incredible data on how stablecoins are impacting demand for US treasuries and outlook for the sector
Few charts that caught my eye
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1/ Stablecoin transaction volume has surpassed both Visa and Mastercard
2/ Stablecoin combined market cap now sits at ~$250B
3/ USDC and USDT make up ~85% of the market cap
4/ Majority of the stablecoin supply is pegged to USD
5/ Transactions today mostly taking place in North America and Europe
6/ Stablecoin market cap is projected to almost 10x in just the next 3 years
7/ Number of active stablecoin addresses have been slowly rising
8/ Transaction volume has surpassed traditional financial systems such as Visa and PayPal
9/ Payments transaction volume still lag behind Visa and Mastercard
10/ Reserve asset composition of USDC and USDT
11/ Stablecoins are now the 18th largest holder of US treasuries
12/ Stablecoin demand for Treasuries growing at very rapid pace
13/ $6.6T of bank deposits at risk due to stablecoins
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