{"id":111365,"date":"2019-08-04T22:24:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T05:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=111365"},"modified":"2019-09-16T10:42:21","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T10:42:21","slug":"tether-effect-stablecoin-transaction-volumes-on-ethereum-surpasses-venmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/tether-effect-stablecoin-transaction-volumes-on-ethereum-surpasses-venmo\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether Effect: Stablecoin transaction volumes on Ethereum surpasses Venmo"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent report from TradeBlock found that the total on-chain transfer volume across the largest stablecoins has surpassed Venmo's total payment volume in Q2 2019. But while many celebrated this as a win for cryptocurrencies, some saw the numbers as overblown and said the two cannot be compared.<\/p>\n

TradeBlock says stablecoin on-chain transaction volumes have soared in 2019<\/h2>\n

Created to be the best of both worlds, stablecoins have gained significant traction in the past year. But with the controversy<\/a> that has surrounded some of the biggest stablecoin issuers, the crypto community seemed to have lost its initial interest in the new asset class.<\/p>\n

However, a recent report from blockchain analytics company TradeBlock suggested that not only did the interest in stablecoins rise over the past year, but their every-day usage also did as well. The report, published on July 12, said that comparing on-chain transactional and notional volumes of stablecoins and traditional payment processors such as Venmo showed that the future was bright for crypto.<\/p>\n

TradeBlock found<\/a> that transfer volumes across stablecoin platforms rose in 2019, but the number of on-chain transactions across tracked stablecoins was still lower than that of Venmo. However, the aggregate total on-chain transfer volume across the largest stablecoins has now surpassed Venmo\u2019s total payment volume (TPV).<\/p>\n

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TPV between the top-five largest stablecoins and Venmo (Source: <\/i>TradeBlock<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The increase in on-chain transaction volume could be explained by the low fees involved in blockchain transactions. Across the five largest ERC-20 tokens, customers spent just $827,000, in Ethereum network fees, to transfer more than $37 billion. “Over this same period, fees and fees on associated services paid to Venmo are expected to reach $150 million,” the report said.<\/p>\n

These numbers don't reflect reality, crypto community says<\/h2>\n

TradeBlock's report failed to gain major traction until it was shared by Chris Burniske<\/a>, a partner at venture capital firm Placeholders. Burniske posted the report on Twitter on Aug. 4, saying the data shows crypto networks will see more success soon. He believes the increase in interest will allow these networks to scale and offer services that are on-par with traditional payment processors.<\/p>\n

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We'll see this thesis play out again and again for successful #cryptonetworks<\/a>. <\/p>\n

They'll scale to be larger than most company-provisioned-services, at a faster rate, and should offer on-par services for order(s) of magnitude less.<\/p>\n

— Chris Burniske (@cburniske) August 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n