Standard Chartered: Stablecoin Monthly Volume Hits $7 Trillion, Solana Handles 20%

Standard Chartered's Global Head of Digital Assets, Geoff Kendrick, stated that the global monthly stablecoin trading volume has reached approximately $7 trillion, with Solana accounting for about one-fifth of this activity. The discussion covered 2026 trends in stablecoin payments and settlement, the emergence of specific application niches for various blockchain networks, and the role of enterprise adoption as a key driver for broader stablecoin integration.