Banks pivot to stablecoin infrastructure as transfers jump 80%
AI summary
Executives at MERGE Madrid 2026 said banks are shifting beyond crypto trading toward building infrastructure for stablecoins and tokenized assets. Chainalysis data showed stablecoin transfers jumped 80%, while overall crypto economic activity reached about $9.4 trillion between June 2025 and June 2026, down just 1.6% year over year. Traders should watch for rising institutional involvement in stablecoin rails, which could deepen liquidity and support tokenized-asset adoption even as total activity held roughly flat.
