Stablecoins moved $35 trillion last year—but only 1% of it was for ‘real world’ payments

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/23/stablecoins-moved-usd35-trillion-last-year-but-only-1-of-it-was-for-real-world-payments

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  1. $35 trillion sounds impressive until you realize most of it is people moving money between wallets and exchanges, not actual purchases. Real adoption still feels far off.