Crypto Card Deposits Top $10 Billion as Stablecoin Payment Rails See Rapid Adoption

Market commentator The Kobeissi Letter drew attention to a significant spike in cryptocurrency card deposits on Wednesday, connecting the jump to growing stablecoin adoption.

Crypto Card Top-Ups Hit The Roof Kobeissi Letter spotlighted that cumulative card deposits exceeded $10 billion for the first time in June, citing data from on-chain payment analytics firm Paymentscan.

The deposits have increased 82% year-to-date and more than tripled in a year.

Additional data revealed that monthly cryptocurrency card volumes exceeded $900 million in June, representing a 27% increase from January and more than double the volume from the previous year.

Fintech giant Visa Inc. (NYSE: V ) was the dominant payment network, commanding over 98% market share, followed by Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA ).

Cryptocurrency card deposits refer to the act of loading a cryptocurrency debit or prepaid card with digital assets.

These cards instantly convert your cryptocurrency into local fiat currency at the point of sale.

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Notably, 88% of the payment volume highlighted earlier was settled in Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) and USDC (CRYPTO: USDC), the two biggest stablecoins by market capitalization and liquidity.

Stablecoin adoption is moving deeper into mainstream finance.

Earlier this week, Visa, Mastercard, and a consortium of over 100 companies j ointly launched a new USD-pegged stablecoin called Open USD.

Supportive regulations are driving this expansion forward.

The GENIUS Act, which establishes the first comprehensive regulatory framework for dollar-pegged payment stablecoins in the U.S., was signed into law last year.

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