Summary

June 2026 was the single most consequential month in stablecoin history. The 63% MoM surge to $1.79T was driven by multiple converging events: Open USD consortium launch (140+ partners including Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, Stripe, Coinbase), MiCA's July 1 hard enforcement deadline triggering the largest EU USDT delisting wave, GENIUS Act final rules race (July 18 deadline), and three simultaneous major asset manager reserve fund launches (Fidelity, State Street, Invesco). Total stablecoin market cap crossed $322B — surpassing the FX reserves of 95 nations including the UK and Canada.

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