[USDC Accounts for Approximately 70% of Adjusted Stablecoin Trading Volume in the First Half of the Year, Further Expanding Its Lead Over USDT] BlockBeats News, July 7: According to Visa's on-chain data, in the first half of 2026, Circle's stablecoin USDC accounted for approximately 70% of adjusted stablecoin trading volume, further expanding its lead over competitor Tether's USDT. During the same period, USDT's share was approximately 25%. Data shows that adjusted stablecoin trading volume in June surged to a record $1.79 trillion, up 63% from May's $1.1 trillion and up 125% from approximately $795 billion in June 2025. Visa calculates adjusted trading volume by excluding bot activity, platform transfers, and other blockchain transactions that do not reflect real economic activity. The release of this data comes as banks and other financial institutions are expanding the use of stablecoins in payments, settlements, and fund management. Standard Chartered Bank and BNY Mellon have recently increased services related to Circle's USDC rather than building their own infrastructure, reflecting the growing use of mature stablecoin networks amid rising activity and demand for fiat-pegged digital assets. In the first six months of this year, adjusted stablecoin trading volume totaled $8.82 trillion, surpassing the full-year total of $5.8 trillion in 2024 but still about $2 trillion lower than the record $10.8 trillion in 2025. In 2020, USDT accounted for nearly 90% of adjusted trading volume, while USDC's share was less than 10%; by 2022, USDC's share had risen to approximately 45%. [Original Link]