Sat, June 29

Polygon Stablecoin Market Cap Surges to $1.5 Billion, Driven by Tether

Polygon Stablecoin Market Cap Surges to $1.5 Billion, Driven by Tether Blockchain News
  • Tether’s market cap on Polygon increased by an amazing 29% QoQ to reach $792 million.
  • A number of developments have contributed to the stablecoin adoption rate on Polygon.

The market value of Polygon’s stablecoin has increased dramatically within the past three months. A staggering $1.5 billion was the market cap of the Ethereum Layer 2 solution’s stablecoin, according to the most recent data from Messari. This represents a substantial 19% growth from the previous quarter.

According to Messari’s analysis, Tether’s market cap increased by an amazing 29% QoQ to reach $792 million, further solidifying its position as the biggest stablecoin on Polygon. A substantial 53% of the network’s total stablecoin market cap was accounted for by this.

Substantial Developments

Over the past few years, a number of significant developments have contributed to the stablecoin adoption rate on Polygon. For instance, in April, Sony Bank began testing stablecoins on the Polygon blockchain to see how they could work as a settlement method for digital products sold by the Sony Group, like as video games.

Settlemint, a Belgian IT startup, has also stated its intention to create a stablecoin using Polygon, which further highlights the increasing importance of the Layer 2 network in the stablecoin ecosystem.

Similarly, Polygon’s gaming industry had a banner first quarter of 2024. Messari observed a 1,615% quarter-over-quarter increase, reaching 207,000 addresses, in the number of daily active addresses affiliated with the platform’s games.

The number of daily gaming transactions on Polygon also increased by 469% QoQ, reaching 734,000. The phenomenal success of MATR1X’s MATR1X FIRE game was the primary factor propelling this increase in gaming activity. In addition to the gaming sector, Polygon’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem saw significant growth, with 50,000 active DeFi addresses, a 67% quarter-on-quarter increase.

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