Stablecoin Trading Volume Hits Record High in 2025, Reaching $33 Trillion for the Year, With USDC Leading
Bloomberg reported on January 9, citing Artemis Analytics data, that global stablecoin transaction volume is projected to surge 72% year-over-year by 2025, hitting a record $33 trillion. Stablecoin usage has expanded significantly amid a pro-crypto policy landscape.
Circle-issued USDC leads with $18.3 trillion in transaction volume, while Tether’s USDT follows at $13.3 trillion—together accounting for the vast majority of stablecoin trading activity.
The report notes that after the Trump administration signaled more crypto-friendly policies, stablecoin adoption in payments, transaction settlement, and cross-border capital flows has risen sharply, solidifying their role as core crypto market infrastructure. Analysts say the explosive growth underscores stablecoins’ increasing importance in the global financial system, drawing heightened attention to future regulatory and policy directions.
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President Personally 'QE'? Trump Announces $200 Billion Mortgage Bond Purchase Plan
Jan. 9 — Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to launch a $200 billion mortgage-backed securities (MBS) purchase program aimed at lowering mortgage rates and easing the housing affordability crisis.
Market observers view the move as Trump’s push for a “personal take” on quantitative easing (QE) — going beyond intervening in the Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting efforts.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said he had “instructed relevant officials to purchase $200 billion in mortgage-backed bonds” — with goals to cut mortgage rates, lower monthly costs, and boost homebuyer purchasing power — while blaming the ongoing housing crisis on the Biden administration.
U.S. Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte told the Financial Times the plan will be executed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and does not need congressional approval. Under current agreements, the two agencies still have a combined $200 billion in available mortgage investment capacity.
Analysts not
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The whale "pension-usdt.eth" is net long, 3x long on 20,000 ETH
On January 9, OnchainLens data shows that the whale address **pension-usdt.eth** has flipped from a short to a long position, opening a 3x leveraged ETH long position. Key position details are below:
- Quantity: 20,000 ETH
- Value: ~$62.2 million
- Entry Price: $3,097.74
- Liquidation Price: $1,607.90
- Unrealized PnL: $235,000
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JPMorgan: Crypto De-risking Phase May Be Over as ETF Flows Show Signs of Stabilization
On Jan. 9, JPMorgan said the crypto market’s prior “de-risking” process may be winding down, with Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF fund flows showing signs of stabilization.
Led by Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, JPMorgan’s analysis team noted in a recent report that while BTC and ETH ETFs saw outflows in December 2025—when global stock ETFs posted a historic monthly net inflow of $235 billion—several indicators have begun improving as of January 2026.
The report noted Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF fund flows have shown “signs of bottoming out,” while open interest metrics for perpetual contracts and CME Bitcoin futures indicate selling pressure is easing. Analysts say the phase of simultaneous position reductions by retail and institutional investors in Q4 2025 has likely concluded.
Additionally, JPMorgan noted MSCI opted not to exclude Bitcoin and crypto asset reserve firms from global stock indices in its February 2026 index review—providing the market with “at least temporar
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Wall Street and the Crypto Industry Hold Closed-Door Talks on Legislative Differences, DeFi and Yield-Generating Stablecoins See "Limited Progress"
January 9th
A major Wall Street lobbying group, SIFMA, held a closed-door meeting with several cryptocurrency industry reps this Thursday to discuss key disputes over the U.S. cryptocurrency market structure bill—and made some progress on DeFi-related provisions.
Sources note SIFMA recently pushed back against regulatory exemptions for certain DeFi protocols and developers in the bill, and also joined bank lobbying groups to advocate for restrictions on yield-bearing stablecoins. The crypto industry, meanwhile, pushed to convince SIFMA to scale back its demands to avoid derailing the bipartisan negotiation outcome.
The window for action is quickly closing: Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott intends to move the bill forward in deliberations next week. Industry insiders widely expect the legislation will struggle to reach a full Senate vote if bipartisan support isn’t secured during the committee stage. Viewed as a key step to reshape the U.S. crypto regulatory framework, t
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