'Nearly Two-Thirds'—Stablecoins Suddenly Hit $4.5T Q1 Volume Record

Stablecoin transfer volume hit a record $4.5 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, an a16z crypto report said this week, as Wall Street started pricing the sector as a structural risk to the credit-card networks that have run global payments for half a century. “Stablecoin volume hit ~$4.5T in Q1 …