Inside this structural shift, RLUSD crossed $1B in market cap in under a year.
$1.34B circulating. $43.3B in CEX volume. Already the 4th largest stablecoin by exchange volume.
Built on the rails the institutional world is actually using.
Full report → https://t.co/1EFx1SxIug
North America is driving this shift.
Not just by activity - but through:
• Regulatory clarity
• Institutional participation
• Financial infrastructure
This is where compliant models are gaining traction.
The stablecoin landscape has evolved through 3 phases:
Trading infrastructure era (2015 - 2020)
DeFi financialization era (2020 - 2024)
Institutionalization era (2024 - Present)
Stablecoins are now increasingly powering real financial use cases such as cross-border remittances and enterprise payments.
Stablecoins are no longer just a crypto trading tool.
In 2025:
• Market cap hit $308B (+50% YoY)
• On-chain volume reached $33.4T (+74%)
We’ve entered the institutionalization era. @Ripple's RLUSD is built for exactly this moment. 👇
Stablecoins are moving from trading tools to core financial infrastructure. North America leads, with 45% of total crypto transaction value in transfers over $10M — signaling institutional-scale flows driving demand for regulated, compliance-first assets. RLUSD is designed for that environment.
Read the full report by Coindesk Research: https://t.co/YbkQmIu8Tv
Security infrastructure expanded across wallets (MetaMask, Binance Wallet, Ledger) and Chains (Sui, Monad, HashKey) in H2 2025.
GoPlus launched AI Deepscan for AI-powered contract analysis and AgentGuard for real-time AI agent protection.
Check out the full report CoinDesk Research, commissioned by @GoPlusSecurity.
Web3 security losses reached $4.0B in 2025, with nearly $1B occurring in H2 alone.
CoinDesk Research examines how GoPlus executed through market stress with new AI-native security products and expanded infrastructure, commissioned by @GoPlusSecurity 🧵
JUST ANNOUNCED: @CoinDesk Overnight Rates (CDOR) to Support Stablecoin Money Markets based on @aave
Stani Kulechov, Founder of @aave Labs says, “CDOR is a new benchmark interest rate built on Aave’s deep onchain liquidity. It provides a transparent, risk-free lending rate that unlocks new use cases for #stablecoins, such as derivatives and fixed-income products, enabling more efficient, scalable, and automated financial markets.”
CDOR was created in collaboration with @heussepa.
@galaxyhq, @FalconXGlobal, @flowdesk_co and @Tyr_Capital will act as founding market makers.
Read their quotes and learn more: https://t.co/UZ9jra9srW
Crypto's been celebrating the holiday season since early November, and $BTC's bull run now has Pudgy Penguin with it. AI agents, however, are no joke, @shauryamalwa and @jacobjoseph97 write in Crytpo Daybook Americas.
https://t.co/gCqdulmQYA
Total trading volume for the #Bullish @CoinDesk 20 USDC perpetual futures market has now exceeded $10B since launch.
High risk product. Important info and risk warnings here: https://t.co/fmIuQqpsZz
@CoinDeskMarketTotal trading volume for the #Bullish @CoinDesk 20 USDC perpetual futures market has now exceeded $10B since launch.
High risk product. Important info and risk warnings here: https://t.co/fmIuQqpsZz
@CoinDeskMarketTotal trading volume for the #Bullish @CoinDesk 20 USDC perpetual futures market has now exceeded $10B since launch.
High risk product. Important info and risk warnings here: https://t.co/fmIuQqpsZz
@CoinDeskMarketTotal trading volume for the #Bullish @CoinDesk 20 USDC perpetual futures market has now exceeded $10B since launch.
High risk product. Important info and risk warnings here: https://t.co/fmIuQqpsZz
@CoinDeskMarketTotal trading volume for the #Bullish @CoinDesk 20 USDC perpetual futures market has now exceeded $10B since launch.
High risk product. Important info and risk warnings here: https://t.co/fmIuQqpsZz
@CoinDeskMarketTotal trading volume for the #Bullish@CoinDesk 20 USDC perpetual futures market has now exceeded $10B since launch.
High risk product. Important info and risk warnings here: https://t.co/fmIuQqpsZz
@CoinDeskMarkets
CoinDesk has acquired @CCData_io and its trusted retail site, CryptoCompare.
The acquisition significantly scales CoinDesk’s information services and data products, while offering enhanced cross-sell opportunities to CCData’s extensive number of clients.
https://t.co/Wr7eloDMAu
Are you feeling like your portfolio is a complete mess heading into the bull?
Here's a few pointers to calm you down:
- You have 18-24 months to print. This is just an appetiser
- Many of the top performers are yet to be launched
- it only takes 1-2 trades to change your life
If all the above was not true and everyone was perfectly allocated, we would not see CT constantly rotate between chains to chase the pumps.
Stay open-minded to new niches, be an avid learner, respect the current pumps, and you'll have a way higher chance of making it.