Local currency stablecoins promise a digital alternative to holding dollars. The evidence now points the other way. Where users face depreciation or capital frictions, local stablecoins tend to plug into USD liquidity, not displace it. That architecture, combined with user behavior, risks accelerating dollarization rather than preventing it.
Verified: roughly 98% of outstanding stablecoins are denominated in U.S. dollars, with a global market capitalization near $315 billion as of early April 2026 and annual on-chain transaction volumes of about $35 trillion, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). In parallel, country evidence shows households and firms are already using USD stablecoins as digital dollars. The IMF’s 2026 staff report on Nigeria calls this dynamic “digital dollarization,” noting a market dominated by USDT and USDC and inflows approaching recorded remittances (IMF).
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