DWF Labs Prepares to Enter the Booming Stablecoin Sector, Unveils Plans for a CeDeFi Synthetic Stablecoin

DWF Labs, a prominent crypto trading and market-making firm, is preparing to enter the booming stablecoin sector.

Crypto trading and market-making firm DWF Labs is preparing to enter the booming stablecoin sector.

“Following our plans to be a global web3 financial institution, I am happy to announce that DWF Labs is working on a CeDeFi synthetic stablecoin that will allow users to receive a nice yield without losing any flexibility in using their assets,” Grachev announced on Aug. 1.

The managing partner did not disclose further details about the stablecoin. However痕 this move signals increasing institutional interest in the stablecoin market.

Major financial institutions, such as PayPal and Ripple, have shown interest in the rapidly expanding sector over the past year.

Stablecoins have emerged as one of the most practical applications of crypto, offering a stable alternative to the volatility of digital assets like Bitcoin.

In emerging economies, such as Venezuela and Nigeria, stablecoins are often used by people to hedge against declining national currencies and for everyday transactions.

CryptoSlate data shows that Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC dominate the $164 billion stablecoin industry, together holding approximately 90% of the market share.

DWF Labs’ move comes amid the continued rise in stablecoins market capitalization.

According to CCData, the total market capitalization for the assets grew by 2.11% in July to reach $164 billion, marking its highest point since the collapse of Terra’s ecosystem in May 2022.

This increase represents the tenth consecutive month of growth for the sector and is the highest monthly rise since April.

According to market observers, the increase is a sign of new capital entering the market, which was also reflected in the positive movement of digital asset prices in July.

However, despite the rising supply, stablecoins trading volume on centralized exchanges fell for the fourth month, dropping by 8.35% to reach $795 billion as of July 25.

In contrast, on-chain transactions surged by 18.3% to reach $999 billion in July, marking the highest level since April.

This increase was largely driven by the impact of spot ETFs in the United States, which saw a 69.4% rise from the previous year.

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