Orbital’s second edition of the Stablecoin Retail Payments Index delivers fresh Q3 insights. We spotlight the most-used chains and tokens, wallet behavior, and retail premium dynamics, with an emphasis on how stablecoins function as everyday payment methods. Go beyond supply growth to see how usage patterns are evolving in retail contexts. We’ve also expanded our premiums country coverage for deeper market granularity.

Our unique methodology is aimed to filter for consumer-scale payments (transactions under $10,000) and removes non-payment related activity.  Filtering helps isolate stablecoin activity that more closely resembles peer-to-peer payments, remittances, merchant payments, payroll and SME transfers, not speculative trading.

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Blockchain data for the Index is sourced in partnership with Artemis.xyz, a leading provider of on-chain blockchain analytics. Combined with data provided by Sensor Tower’s off-chain insights on wallet, exchange, and payment app usage, the Index uniquely links on-chain transactions with real-world customer behaviour across regions and use cases.