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Stablecoin issuers dominate crypto revenue, capturing up to 75% of daily protocol earnings

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Stablecoin issuers dominate crypto revenue, capturing up to 75% of daily protocol earnings

2 days ago7 min read

The crypto landscape is undergoing a fundamental power shift, one where the quiet, steady hum of stablecoin infrastructure is generating a roar of revenue that now utterly dominates the sector's economic output. Recent on-chain data reveals a staggering new reality: stablecoin issuers are capturing up to 75% of all daily protocol earnings, a figure that should send shockwaves through every corner of DeFi and traditional finance.This isn't just a quarterly blip; it's the culmination of a long-term trend where the foundational layers of finance—the plumbing, if you will—prove to be far more lucrative than the flashy applications built on top. Think of Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC not just as dollar-pegged tokens, but as the digital era's equivalent of the Federal Reserve's printing presses, generating immense, low-risk seigniorage income from the billions in treasuries and cash equivalents backing their circulating supply.This revenue dominance fundamentally challenges the narrative that the most innovative and complex DeFi protocols would be the primary value accrual mechanisms in Web3. Instead, it’s the simple, indispensable utility of a stable medium of exchange that is winning the economic war.But this concentration of power doesn't come without its perils. As the stablecoin sector becomes increasingly competitive, with new entrants like Ethena's USDe offering a native internet yield, the established giants are being forced to explore radical new approaches to value sharing and governance.We're seeing the beginnings of a 'stablecoin war' where the battle isn't just for market share, but for the very soul of the ecosystem—will these crucial financial primitives operate as black-box, profit-maximizing corporations, or will they evolve into decentralized, community-owned public utilities that redistribute value back to their users? The answer will define the next decade of digital finance. For Ethereum believers and DeFi explorers, this is a pivotal moment.The sheer scale of this revenue underscores the monumental success of the stablecoin as a product-market fit, but it also raises critical questions about centralization, regulatory scrutiny, and the long-term sustainability of a crypto economy where the lion's share of profits flows to a handful of entities controlling the money supply. The path forward likely involves a hybrid future where on-chain governance, through mechanisms like DAOs, begins to steer the trajectory of these financial behemoths, ensuring that the value they create is shared more equitably with the communities that give them their utility and trust. The stakes couldn't be higher; whoever controls the stablecoins effectively controls the flow of capital in the new digital economy.

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