Stablecoins become ‘global macroeconomic force’ as transactions reach $46T: Report

A new a16z report finds that stablecoins now account for over 1% of US dollars in circulation as institutions and fintechs get involved.

The cryptocurrency market in 2025 is increasingly being shaped by institutional adoption and the rise of stablecoins, underscoring rapid advances in blockchain technology capable of supporting broader mainstream use, according to venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

In its latest State of Crypto report, a16z highlighted the growing involvement of traditional financial giants such as BlackRock, Visa, Fidelity and JPMorgan Chase, alongside fintech companies like Stripe, PayPal and Robinhood, all of which are expanding their presence in the digital asset space.

Part of this growth is being driven by improvements in underlying blockchain infrastructure, with some networks now processing over 3,400 transactions per second, a more than 100-fold increase in throughput over the past five years.

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