The stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) surpassed $3.02 trillion in complete buying and selling exercise simply over a month after its debut on centralized exchanges, based on a CCData report.
In January alone, RLUSD recorded $2.84 trillion in buying and selling quantity as of Jan. 23, establishing itself because the fourth-largest stablecoin by buying and selling quantity. Jan. 4 noticed essentially the most RLUSD buying and selling exercise, reaching $400 million.
The report highlighted that RLUSD had a circulating provide of $97.5 million as of Jan. 23, backed by reserve funds exceeding $104 million. The stablecoin’s buying and selling has been predominantly pushed by exercise on the Bullish change, which accounts for 85.7% of its quantity, totaling $2.42 billion.
Bitstamp is the second-most energetic change, processing $398 million in RLUSD trades. Different exchanges, together with Unbiased Reserve, Bitso, and Mercado Bitcoin, have additionally listed the asset, broadening its market attain.
RLUSD’s official launch was on Dec. 17, 2024, one week after Ripple obtained approval from the New York State Division of Monetary Providers (NYDFS).
Stablecoins surge to new heights
The broader stablecoin market skilled a notable enlargement in January, with complete market capitalization rising by 5.68% to succeed in a report $215 billion. This marks the sixteenth consecutive month-to-month improve in stablecoin market capitalization.
Stablecoin dominance within the broader crypto market additionally climbed to six.31%, up from 6.19% in December, reaching its highest since October.
The surge in stablecoin dominance coincided with a interval of market consolidation following President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Nevertheless, regardless of the sturdy begin to the 12 months, stablecoin buying and selling volumes on centralized exchanges look like on a downward trajectory. As of Jan. 26, these platforms recorded $1.71 trillion in stablecoin buying and selling exercise, suggesting that January’s complete quantity might fall in need of December’s $2.66 trillion.
The report attributes the decline in buying and selling exercise to waning momentum following key market catalysts, together with Trump’s return to workplace.
Tether USD (USDT) noticed its market share decline in January, falling to 82.4% amongst prime stablecoins on centralized exchanges. In the meantime, First Digital USD (FDUSD) and USD Coin (USDC) noticed their buying and selling dominance rise to eight.77% and eight.50%, respectively.
The report famous that the change in stablecoin dominance displays shifting market preferences as competitors within the stablecoin sector intensifies.
Solana’s stablecoin provide
In January, Solana emerged as a serious participant within the stablecoin ecosystem, with the whole provide of stablecoins on its community surging by 112% to a report $11.1 billion. This development surpasses the earlier all-time excessive set in 2022 and aligns with a wave of capital inflows to the community.
The spike in Solana’s stablecoin provide was notably pushed by heightened decentralized change (DEX) buying and selling exercise following the launch of Donald Trump’s memecoin, Official Trump (TRUMP), on Jan. 18.
Because the introduction of the memecoin, Solana’s stablecoin provide has elevated by 73.6%, pushing the above Binance Chain to turn out to be the third-largest blockchain for stablecoin provide, trailing solely Ethereum and Tron.
USDC continues to dominate Solana’s stablecoin ecosystem, accounting for 77.9% of the community’s provide. It’s adopted by USDT, which has a 17.8% market share.
Moreover, First Digital Labs’ FDUSD debuted on Solana in January, increasing the community’s stablecoin belongings to 30.
