Stablecoins finished 2025 far bigger and louder than most expected. On-chain data from DefiLlama shows that the total stablecoin supply is near $310 billion as of mid-December, up more than 50% from the roughly $205 billion at the start of the year.

The growth accelerated with optimism from crypto investors and builders in late 2024, when venture firms began framing stablecoins as one of the sector’s most underappreciated trends heading into 2025.

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