Ethena overtakes Ripple in stablecoin market growth
Ethena added $337.4M to its stablecoin market cap in 24 hours, surpassing Ripple's $39.6M growth and becoming the leading contributor to daily market cap gains.
Ethena has emerged as the top contributor to stablecoin market capitalization growth over the past 24 hours, according to multiple market data sources. The platform added $337.4 million to its total market cap in a single day, overtaking Ripple, which saw a $39.6 million increase during the same period. This represents a significant shift, as Ripple had previously led the sector with a $34.7 million gain just a day earlier. Ethena's surge is approximately 8.5 times greater than Ripple's latest growth, signaling a rapid change in the stablecoin sector's hierarchy. Other issuers, such as USDD and Paxos, also experienced increases of $13.9 million and $10.8 million, respectively, but these gains were modest compared to Ethena and Ripple. These figures highlight the volatile and highly competitive nature of the stablecoin market, with Ethena now positioned as the dominant force in daily market cap growth.