PANews reported on January 6th, citing CoinDesk, that in 2025, as the US government's attitude towards digital assets softened, market demand for regulated, blockchainPANews reported on January 6th, citing CoinDesk, that in 2025, as the US government's attitude towards digital assets softened, market demand for regulated, blockchain

Circle's stablecoin USDC has outpaced Tether's USDT in growth for the second consecutive year.

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PANews reported on January 6th, citing CoinDesk, that in 2025, as the US government's attitude towards digital assets softened, market demand for regulated, blockchain-based US dollars increased, and Circle's USDC stablecoin outpaced Tether's USDT for the second consecutive year. Data shows that in 2025, USDC's market capitalization grew by 73% to $75.12 billion, while USDT's market capitalization grew by 36% to $186.6 billion. In 2024, USDC grew by 77%, while USDT grew by 50%. USDC and USDT together account for over 80% of the total stablecoin market capitalization of $312 billion, indicating that other tokens have not yet benefited from the development of US regulation.

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