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Morning Edition · Friday, October 16, 2026Published at 1:52 AM EDT · New York
Chainalysis Finds Americans Accumulating Bitcoin While Dollar Stablecoins Carry Cross-Border Payments Elsewhere
Cross-border stablecoin value rose 77.5% to $220.3 billion over the report year, and total stablecoin supply now stands at $306.22 billion, according to DeFiLlama.
Chainalysis research shows the United States continuing to accumulate bitcoin while much of the rest of the world uses dollar-pegged tokens for payments, Bitcoin Magazine reported. The analytics firm's annual geography report covers July 20…
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Stablecoins Extend Dollar Reach Offshore
Dollar stablecoins keep spreading through cross-border payments in emerging markets, extending dollar denomination while much of the activity runs outside United States licensing, which pushes host-country regulators to restrict or tax it.
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