Stablecoin volumes surpassed Visa and Mastercard combined in 2024
Stablecoins’ role as the lifeblood of crypto trading and DeFi outweighs their use case for savings and remittance, CEX.io’s lead analyst said.
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Stablecoins’ role as the lifeblood of crypto trading and DeFi outweighs their use case for savings and remittance, CEX.io’s lead analyst said.
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