PANews reported on April 3rd, citing Cointelegraph, that stablecoin monthly trading volume reached $7.2 trillion in February 2026, surpassing the $6.8 trillion of the US Automated Clearing House (ACH) network for the first time. Artemis data shows that stablecoins are becoming the infrastructure for global payments: "no banks, no weekends, no borders." Stablecoin trading volume continued to reach new highs in March, reaching $7.5 trillion. In the first quarter of 2026, the total supply of stablecoins reached $315 billion, accounting for 75% of the total cryptocurrency trading volume. Standard Chartered analysts predict that the total market capitalization of stablecoins will reach $2 trillion by 2028. The head of content at trading firm GSR stated that banks or fintech companies that ignore the explosive growth in this sector will face a crisis.