CRYPTO

Stablecoin supply stalls, but payments jump 45% as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe connect crypto to cash

CoinDeskSunday, October 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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Analytics firm Allium said stablecoin payments hit $482 billion this year so far, up 45%, as card spending surges and global payment firms add crypto rails.

RedScroll Signal

Impact: High
Category: Crypto
Market relevance: High
Why it matters: Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. Analytics firm Allium said stablecoin payments hit $482 billion this year so far, up 45%, as card spending surges and global payment firms add crypto rails. Watch liquidity and volatility around Stablecoin and Visa — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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What happened

Analytics firm Allium said stablecoin payments hit $482 billion this year so far, up 45%, as card spending surges and global payment firms add crypto rails.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

CoinDesk reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
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Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Stablecoin and Visa — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

Source

CoinDesk

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