Stablecoins Could Reverse De-Dollarization Trend, According to Washington Think Tank
Stablecoins could serve as a boon for US dollar adoption, according to the Atlantic Council, a nonpartisan think tank. Barbara C. Matthews and Hung Tran, senior fellows at the Council’s Geoeconomics Center, note in a new Analysis that the $227 billion stablecoin market is “tiny” compared to the $6.22 trillion US capital markets and the $3.39 trillion overall crypto market capitalization. “If current double-digit growth rates for stablecoins continue, they could constitute a considerable proportion of overall crypto market capitalization, if not capital markets themselves. More importantly, the vast majority of stablecoins are pegged to the US dollar. Rapid adoption rates paired with speedy transaction volumes and velocity in stablecoin markets mean that today’s stablecoin and CBDC decisions may amplify ongoing shifts in reserve currency markets. Dramatic shifts in reserve currency status historically have been rare events. The more likely ...