[USDT Dominates Payment Sector, USDC Becomes DeFi's Preferred Stablecoin]
According to a report by Cointelegraph, Dune data shows that USDT dominates the payment sector, settling approximately $95 billion in commercial payments in the first half of 2026, accounting for 92% of B2B payment volume. On the Tron network, 93% of USDT is held in regular wallets rather than exchanges.
Meanwhile, USDC has become the preferred stablecoin in the DeFi sector, processing approximately $2.6 trillion in transaction volume on the Base chain in June, with an additional $1.6 trillion processed on the Ethereum chain. Its daily turnover rate reached 20 times its circulating supply.
Together, the two stablecoins account for 83% of the stablecoin market's approximately $315 billion market capitalization, showcasing a trend of differentiated on-chain use cases.
