• Stripe’s Bridge sees stablecoin volume quadruple as utility insulates from ‘crypto winter’ The payments giant says Bridge, its stablecoin arm, saw its transaction volume sky-rocket through last year as stablecoin adoption is decoupling from crypto cycles. • What to know: Stablecoin volume is decoupling from the crypto market cycles as real-world use expands, payments firm Stripe said in its annual letter. • Bridge, the stablecoin platform acquired by Stripe, saw transaction volume more than quadruple in 2025, the letter said. • Stablecoins, or digital versions of fiat money, are increasingly viewed as an alternative for cross-border payments with Facebook parent Meta said to be the latest to explore developing its own token. • It may be “crypto winter,” but it’s a “stablecoin summer” as digital dollar adoption booms, payments giant Stripe said Tuesday in itsannual letter. • Bridge, the stablecoin orchestration platform Stripeacquiredin 2024, saw transaction volume more than quadruple last year, according to the letter.

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  • Stripe’s stablecoin platform Bridge, acquired in 2024, reported that its transaction volume more than quadrupled in 2025, according to the company’s annual letter. The payments giant said stablecoin use is decoupling from broader crypto market cycles, driven by real‑world adoption for cross‑border payments and programmable transactions. While Bitcoin fell 50% from its October peak, stablecoin payments doubled to roughly $400 billion, with about 60% from B2B flows. Stripe also announced it will soon launch the mainnet of Tempo, a blockchain it is developing with Paradigm, and noted Meta’s plans to launch its own stablecoin later this year.

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