Crypto
USDC tops stablecoin trading volume in February, outpacing Tether
Stablecoin monthly trading volume reached a record $1.8 trillion in February, and Circle\'s USDC overtook Tether\'s USDT in trading volume, Cointelegraph reported on Friday. Data analytics firm Allium showed USDC recorded $1.26 trillion in volume, more than double Tether\'s $514 billion. Arkham said more than $3 billion worth of USDC was additionally issued in March, while Tether supply showed no major change. CryptoQuant linked a recent bitcoin rise above $74,000 to increased stablecoin holdings on exchanges.