{"id":146762,"date":"2025-01-15T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=146762"},"modified":"2025-01-14T19:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:30:20","slug":"how-stablecoins-captured-33-of-crypto-payments-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/how-stablecoins-captured-33-of-crypto-payments-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"How Stablecoins Captured 33% of Crypto Payments in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
According to a recent CoinGate report<\/a><\/strong>, stablecoins surpassed Bitcoin<\/a> <\/strong>as the preferred method of payment, with Tether (USDT<\/a><\/strong>) leading at 34.6% of transactions. Including other stablecoins like USD Coin (USDC<\/a><\/strong>), the share of stablecoin payments rose to 35.5%. USDT dominated the category, but USDC posted remarkable growth, increasing usage by 86.9%, largely due to its integration into the Solana network.<\/p>\n Blockchain preferences shifted as well, with the Tron<\/a> <\/strong>network outpacing Bitcoin to account for 31.5% of transactions. Solana<\/a> <\/strong>rose in popularity, boosted by a 56.4% spike in late 2024, while Ethereum\u2019s<\/a> <\/strong>payment share declined slightly. Litecoin<\/a> <\/strong>also gained ground, climbing from 9.5% to 13.1% of total transactions.<\/p>\n Layer-2 solutions played a key role in improving transaction efficiency. The Lightning Network saw a 39.1% increase in Bitcoin payments, and Arbitrum experienced a staggering 565% surge in adoption, driven by Ethereum and USDT use cases. Polygon also recorded notable growth with a 135% rise in transactions.<\/p>\n
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