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Key Takeaways
- Chainalysis projects stablecoin transaction volume could grow from $28 trillion in 2025 to $719 trillion by 2035, with an upside scenario of $1.5 quadrillion.
- Solana overtook Ethereum in monthly stablecoin settlement volume for the first time in February 2026, processing roughly $650 billion.
- B2B stablecoin payments have surged from under $100 million monthly in 2023 to over $6 billion by mid-2025.
- A $100 trillion generational wealth transfer beginning in 2028 is expected to redirect capital toward crypto at scale.
A new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis published in early April 2026 makes a substantially different argument: that stablecoin infrastructure is quietly becoming the backbone of global payments, and that a confluence of regulatory shifts, generational capital flows, and corporate acquisitions is about to make that process irreversible.
The numbers in the report are large enough to invite skepticism. Cha...
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