🔵According to a Bitwise report, stablecoin transaction volume reached $13.5 trillion in 2024, surpassing Visa’s $13.3 trillion. The total market capitalization of stablecoins hit a record $218 billion by the end of Q1 2025, marking a 13.5% increase for the quarter. USDT remains the dominant stablecoin, followed by USDC. Additionally, the volume of tokenized US Treasuries nearly doubled — from $2.5 billion to $5 billion.
🔵Venture capital investment in the crypto industry totaled $3.9 billion in Q1 2025, with 58% allocated to crypto financial services. Among the largest bitcoin holders are MicroStrategy (over 500,000 BTC) and MARA (around 50,000 BTC). Activity on Ethereum Layer 2 solutions (Base, Arbitrum, Optimism) continues to grow, driven by extremely low transaction fees ranging from $0.002 to $0.015.