Bloomberg: Stablecoin usage for payments surges 70% since U.S. regulatory legislation introduced

BlockBeats news, October 25, according to Bloomberg, since the U.S. passed its first regulatory legislation targeting this specific segment of the cryptocurrency industry in July, the pace at which consumers and businesses use stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the U.S. dollar) for real-world consumption and payments has been accelerating rapidly. According to a report by blockchain data provider Artemis, by August 2025, the transaction volume of stablecoins used for goods, services, and transfers has exceeded $10 billion, compared to $6 billion in February this year, more than doubling the transaction volume of August 2024. Researchers at Artemis stated that at this growth rate, the annual payment scale of stablecoins could reach $122 billion.