According to Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, USDC processed nearly $30 trillion in on-chain transactions during Q1 2026, commanding 80% of the U.S. dollar stablecoin market, based on data from Artemis. Allaire stated that stablecoin competition fundamentally centers on long-term platform and network effects, with core drivers being application adoption, liquidity networks, and global compliance infrastructure.
USPT accounted for the remaining 20% of dollar stablecoin transaction volume, while all other dollar stablecoins combined represented less than 0.5%.