Spain emerges as leading EURC retail market in Europe, Brighty data shows

Brighty data shows Spain leading EURC retail usage, offering an early look at how euro stablecoins are being used under MiCA.

Spain appears to be the strongest retail market for Circle’s euro-pegged stablecoin EURC on crypto banking platform Brighty, according to company data.

Spain led EURC usage by a wide margin in 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, accounting for about 36% of transactions and 25% of volume, according to Brighty data seen by Cointelegraph.

“For Spanish users, EURC functions essentially as a standard euro on a card with no exchange rate friction when transacting against USDC,” Brighty co-founder Nick Denisenko said.

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