Dollar-Pegged Crypto Market Surpasses $317 Billion with Weekly Inflows of $1.24 Billion
Over the past seven days, the stablecoin sector recorded net inflows: as of Saturday, April 4, total market capitalization increased by $1.242 billion to reach $317.134 billion. The top performer of the week was Sky’s USDS, which grew by 9.57% during the same period.
Key takeaways:
- Sky’s USDS led the top gainers with a weekly increase of 9.57%, attracting over $779 million in inflows.
- Tether maintains 58.04% market dominance with a valuation of $184 billion and is currently planning a full financial audit.
- The $317 billion stablecoin market processed $508 billion in real settlement volume last week.
Stablecoin market records another week of inflows
The dollar-pegged crypto market reached new highs this weekend, surpassing $317 billion according to DefiLlama data. Tether ($USDT) leads the sector with a 58.04% share, corresponding to a market capitalization of $184.076 billion. Over the past week, $USDT posted a modest increase of 0.03%.
This aligns with Tether’s position as the leading stablecoin issuer, which recently announced plans to undergo a full financial audit. Week after week, $USDT remains stable with minor inflows and outflows. In second place is Circle’s $USDC with a market capitalization of $77.42 billion, although it declined by 0.39% over the week.

Stablecoin economy as of Saturday, April 4, 2026, according to DefiLlama.
Sky’s USDS ranked third this week, showing strong growth of 9.57% and outperforming other top-10 assets. Its market capitalization stands at $8.924 billion, having increased by more than $779 million over the past week. The fourth-largest stablecoin, Ethena’s yield-bearing $USDe, has a market cap of $5.888 billion and recorded a slight decline of 0.26%.
DAI by Sky rounds out the top five with a market capitalization of $4.691 billion, posting a healthy weekly gain of 2.99%. Meanwhile, the steepest decline among the top ten came from $USDC, whose 0.39% drop resulted in over $304 million in outflows.
Together, these five assets account for approximately 87.1% of the total stablecoin market capitalization of $317.134 billion.
According to Crystalintelligence, total stablecoin transfer volume reached approximately $1.96 trillion, with about $508 billion attributed to real settlement activity. Overall, the sector continues to show resilience and steady growth, driven by dominant players and standout performers such as USDS.
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