The place of crypto currencies in the institutional world becomes increasingly more and more prominent. According to Coinbase’s 2025 State of Crypto report, interest in the use of stablecoin among the company executives on the Fortune 500 list increased more than three times in the last year.

In 2024, only 8 %of the stablecoin plan stated that this rate rose to 29 %this year. Chronic problems such as slowness, high trading fees and limited financial access in global payment systems make stablecoins the future alternative to corporate payment systems.

📊 Big jump in numbers: Corporate crypto adopt accelerates

According to Coinbase’s research, in the survey conducted with 100 managers in Fortune 500:

29 %said that their companies plan to use stablecoin or are interested in this field.

This ratio was only 8 %a year ago.

In addition, a 7 %cut announced that it has already kept or uses stablecoin.

This change shows that stablecoins are no longer the main candidate of the payment infrastructure between companies, not only the intermediary of crypto companies ”.

🧾 The biggest interests: transaction speed, expenses and global access

The main reasons for the institutional actors’ orientation to stablecoins are listed as:

Slow and expensive traditional payment systems

Loss of Time and Cost in cross -border transfers

Closing payment gaps and protection against inflation

Ease of payment for employees without financial access

“Fast and low -cost trading capacity of Stablecoins, Fortune 500 and SME segment offers direct solutions to the most basic financial problems of companies in the SME segment, Co said Coinbase.

🏢 Small and medium -sized companies are also related

Not only giant companies, but also SMEs show strong interest in the stablecoin field.

In the survey conducted with the financial manager of 251 small and medium -sized companies:

81 %stated that they were interested in the use of stablecoin (this rate was 61 %in 2024)

46 %of them are planning to use crypto currencies in the next 3 years.

82 %think that crypton can offer solutions to at least one financial problems.

Among the most prominent uses:

International Payments

Fast and Low Costs

Productivity increase in salary systems

Payment Solutions for Limited Employees Access to Financial Services

🌐 Adopting on a global scale: Giant companies and countries are moving

The charm of Stablecoins is not limited to US companies.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that the company considers stablecoins as a cost -reducing payment tool.

According to the Fireblocks report, 90 %of the corporate financial world evaluates the use of stablecoin into operations.

The United Arab Emirates launched a new stablecoin initiative fixed to dirham.

Russia was one of the countries that explained its plans for its state -backed Stablecoin.

🔁 The transaction volume exploded: Visa + MasterCard left behind

Another remarkable point in the Coinbase report is about the stablecoin trading volumes:

Stablecoin transfer volume was $ 27.6 trillion in 2024

This figure passed the total transaction volume of Visa and Mastercard by 7.7 %.

Only in December 2024, $ 719 billion, April 2025 $ 717 billion volume was recorded

As of May 2025, the number of people with stablecoin exceeded 161 million - this is more than the total of 10 major city populations around the world

📌 Summary: Do Stablecoins become the new backbone of corporate finance?

Stablecoin interest in Fortune 500 companies increased 3 times in 1 year

Use in SMEs increased from 61 %to 81 %

Stablecoin volume in 2024 $ 27.6 trillion

Corporate enterprises examine stablecoins in order to digitize payment systems and reduce costs.

Global companies and some states are under the development of stablecoin solutions