Crypto Takeoff: Stablecoin Boom Fuels $10 Trillion Race
A new era of crypto is dawning as tech giants Meta, Stripe, and Ramp announce plans to integrate stablecoins, bringing crypto closer to the global financial mainstream.
In a move that could reshape both the financial and crypto industries, three major corporations Meta, Stripe, and Ramp have announced initiatives to integrate stablecoins into their ecosystems, sparking a wave of mass adoption that could push the crypto market past the $10 trillion mark.
According to Juan Leon, senior investment strategist at Bitwise Asset Management, the move is the “escape velocity” the crypto industry has been waiting for. He shared on the X platform on May 9 that stablecoin integration could “unleash the crypto adoption multiplier,” scaling on-chain users from millions to billions.
Three giants, three disruptive strategies
Meta – with 3.4 billion global users and about $700 billion in annual spending – has announced the introduction of stablecoins into the digital payments ecosystem. Stripe, which processes about $650 billion in transactions a year from more than 2 million merchants, is also joining the trend. Meanwhile, Ramp – a corporate expense management platform that oversees about $55 billion – has announced support for payments and conversion of digital assets via stablecoins, speeding up cross-border payments.
Ryan Rasmussen, director of research at Bitwise, warns that traditional financial models are “not properly calibrated” to keep up with the new wave, as stablecoins enter the mass adoption cycle and penetrate global commerce.
From Criticism to Practical Application
Stablecoins have long been dismissed by critics as unstable or lacking in transparency. But now, the Web2 and fintech industry leaders are proving otherwise: crypto is becoming a key component of modern commerce infrastructure.
“Everybody announced stablecoin support in just one week,” Leon says. “This is not a coincidence – this is a systematic expansion.”
The future of finance is shifting
The integration of stablecoins is not just a technical milestone, but also a symbol of a structural shift in how the world defines money and payments. As digital assets become more embedded in everyday life, a $10 trillion market cap may no longer be a pipe dream, but an approaching destination.
“Crypto is about to take off. Stablecoins are the engine.”
— Juan Leon, Bitwise Asset Management