Stablecoin volume reached $35 trillion in 2025 as illicit share stays below 0.5%
Search/NewsVideoPricesResearchConsensus 2026Data & IndicesSponsoredSearch/enFinanceShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailStablecoin volume reached $35 trillion in 2025 as illicit share stays below 0.5%Even as sanctions-linked networks drove $141 billion in illicit stablecoin flows last year, TRM data shows the activity represents a fraction of total transaction volume.By Olivier Acuna|Edited by Jamie Crawley Feb 19, 2026, 12:25 p.m. Make us preferred on GoogleLess than 0.5% of stablecoin transactions were tied to illicit activity in 2025, according to a recent report by blockchain analytics platform TRM Labs. (satheeshsankaran/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk) What to know: Less than 0.5% of stablecoin transactions in 2025 were tied to illicit activity, even as total stablecoin transfer volume rose nearly 20% to at least $35 trillion.Illicit entities received
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