Stablecoins are seeing increasing adoption as companies grow more confident in a legal environment that’s becoming friendlier toward crypto.
Rising institutional interest, combined with clearer legal frameworks, is helping the stablecoin sector expand, with five major projects expected to drive market growth in the near term.
In Europe, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is fully operational, offering stablecoin issuers clear rules to enter EU markets. Meanwhile, in the U.S., the STABLE Act and the GENIUS Act—both aiming to regulate stablecoins—are progressing through Congress.
This regulatory clarity has encouraged major payment giants like Mastercard and Visa to deepen their involvement in stablecoin infrastructure, while new tokens are launching and boosting the total market cap of stablecoins.
Here are five standout stablecoin projects poised to push crypto adoption forward:
Tether plans U.S. comeback
Tether, the dominant stablecoin provider, is preparing a fresh launch in the U.S. with a dollar-backed stablecoin.
Its USDt token remains the world’s largest stablecoin, offering essential liquidity across many crypto exchanges.
However, Tether has faced regulatory scrutiny over its reserve disclosures, financial transparency, and anti-money laundering compliance.
In an April 30 CNBC interview, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed plans to debut a U.S.-focused stablecoin, distinct from its global token. “A domestic stablecoin would be separate from the international one,” he explained.
This move could open the door for Tether to access U.S. financial markets, especially as crypto gains traction under President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto administration.
Trump-backed USD1 enters the market
In early March, World Liberty Financial (WLFI)—a crypto initiative linked to the Trump family—unveiled USD1, a dollar-pegged stablecoin, on the BNB Chain and Ethereum.
According to CoinMarketCap, USD1 boasts over $2 billion in market cap at the time of writing.
This stablecoin follows other Trump-branded crypto ventures, including the TRUMP and WLFI memecoins launched around the time of his inauguration.
