Circle’s UN Grant Highlights Growing Role of Stablecoins in Payments

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Circle’s support for the United Nations comes amid rapid growth in the global stablecoin market and expanding use cases beyond crypto trading.

The stablecoin sector has grown into a $312.7 billion market, with tokens increasingly used for everyday payments, cross-border transfers, and savings in regions with limited access to traditional banking.

Earlier this month, Bloomberg Intelligence projected that stablecoin payment flows could grow at an 81% compound annual rate, reaching $56.6 trillion by 2030.

Circle formed the Circle Foundation in December to focus on philanthropic initiatives centered on financial inclusion and resilience, signaling a broader push to position stablecoins as part of global financial infrastructure.

[johnblockbuster]

the real story here is stablecoins quietly becoming the default rails for cross-border payments, not trading. that’s way bigger than “crypto” at this point.