US Fortune 500, Interest in Stablecoin Adoption Surges Threefold in One Year

The number of Fortune 500 companies planning to adopt or expressing interest in stablecoins has tripled compared to the previous year.

According to Cointelegraph on the 11th (local time), a Coinbase survey released the previous day found that 29% of executives at the top 500 US companies showed interest in either adopting or utilizing stablecoins. This figure has more than tripled from last year (8%). Companies cited the slow transaction speed and high fees of traditional payment methods as reasons for their interest in stablecoins, while 7% of respondents already reported using or holding stablecoins.

Among small and medium-sized businesses, interest in stablecoins is also spreading rapidly. Of 251 finance managers at US SMBs with fewer than 500 employees, 81% expressed interest in adopting stablecoins, and 46% said they planned to use cryptocurrencies within the next three years. Coinbase commented, “The results reflect the belief among Fortune 500 companies, SMBs, and clients that stablecoins help address financial challenges.”

This growing interest is already being mirrored in actual stablecoin adoption and increasing transaction volume. According to Coinbase, monthly stablecoin transfers have also risen sharply, reaching a record high of $719 billion USD in December 2024 and $717 billion in April 2025. In addition, total stablecoin transactions last year amounted to $27.6 trillion, surpassing 7.7% of the combined transaction volume of Visa and Mastercard. The number of stablecoin holders has also continued to grow, exceeding 161 million as of May this year.