{"id":89895,"date":"2025-10-14T17:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=89895"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:45:17","slug":"bernstein-predicts-usdc-market-cap-to-triple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bernstein-predicts-usdc-market-cap-to-triple\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernstein Predicts USDC Market Cap to Triple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Circle is poised to benefit significantly from new U.S. regulations on <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-stablecoins\">stablecoins<\/a>. Analysts at Bernstein forecast nearly a threefold increase in the supply of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-usdc-stablecoin\">USDC<\/a> over the next two years, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/374513\/bernstein-circle-usdc-triple-supply-by-end-2027-one-third-stablecoin-market\">The Block<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They estimate that by the end of 2027, the asset&#8217;s share of the stablecoin market will rise to 33%.<\/p>\n<p>The segment leader remains <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-tether-usdt\">USDT<\/a> from Tether, with a total value exceeding $180 billion (62%). USDC&#8217;s figure stands at about $76 billion. The overall market capitalization exceeds $311 billion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a0159f42dbe3a3b7-6845359415919847-1024x452.png\" alt=\"\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-10-14 170303\" class=\"wp-image-267555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a0159f42dbe3a3b7-6845359415919847-1024x452.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a0159f42dbe3a3b7-6845359415919847-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a0159f42dbe3a3b7-6845359415919847-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a0159f42dbe3a3b7-6845359415919847-1536x678.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-a0159f42dbe3a3b7-6845359415919847.png 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/stablecoins\">CoinGecko<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Analysts attribute Circle&#8217;s success to its focus on regulatory compliance and partnerships with major exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, and OKX, which enhance liquidity. Integration into 28 blockchains also supports growth.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s position was bolstered by the GENIUS Act passed in July, which sets federal rules for payment stablecoins and limits foreign issuers.<\/p>\n<p>Bernstein expects the overall stablecoin market to grow to $670 billion by the end of 2027, with Circle&#8217;s share potentially reaching $220 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The issuer&#8217;s financial model relies on income from reserves, and a reduction in interest rates could impact this. However, analysts believe that the growth in USDC supply and new revenue sources will offset this effect. They predict Circle&#8217;s total revenue will grow by 47% by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bernstein, stablecoins will transform financial services in the long term. By 2035, the total capitalization of such assets could reach $4 trillion, with 30% attributed to USDC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cDigital dollars will become the monetary rails of the internet, and Circle is best positioned due to its early start,\u201d the analysts concluded.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partnership with Safe<\/h2>\n<p>Circle has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/10\/14\/3166277\/0\/en\/Safe-partners-with-Circle-to-establish-USDC-as-the-stablecoin-standard-across-the-Safe-ecosystem.html\">chosen<\/a> the crypto security platform Safe as the primary solution for institutional USDC custody.<\/p>\n<p>According to the issuer&#8217;s Chief Commercial Officer, Kash Razzaghi, large investors are increasingly moving on-chain and require reliable infrastructure for capital management. He noted that the partnership aims to meet the growing demand for regulated and secure digital dollars in treasury operations and DeFi.<\/p>\n<p>Safe manages over $60 billion in cryptocurrencies, including $2.5 billion in USDC. Safe&#8217;s founder, Lukas Schor, stated that the collaboration will make Circle&#8217;s asset a central element of the ecosystem and \u201cthe home for institutional DeFi on stablecoins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the platform&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-multisignature-what-is-a-ring-signature\">multisignature<\/a> technology accounts for nearly 4% of all transactions on the Ethereum network.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/dune.com\/embeds\/5919440\/9558284\/31173def-783a-4787-b377-802901a24c9b\">Dune<\/a>, the crypto security platform has already processed $25 billion in USDC transfers this year.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Circle President Heath Tarbert <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/circle-explores-reversible-transactions-for-usdc\">announced<\/a> that the company is exploring ways to reverse transactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circle is set to be the main beneficiary of new U.S. stablecoin regulations. Bernstein forecasts nearly a threefold increase in USDC supply over two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Circle to benefit from new U.S. stablecoin regulations; USDC supply to triple in two years.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1643,1220,1146,807,26],"class_list":["post-89895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bernstein","tag-circle","tag-cryptocurrency-market-forecasts","tag-stablecoins","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"209","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Circle to benefit from new U.S. stablecoin regulations; USDC supply to triple in two years.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89895"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89896,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89895\/revisions\/89896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}