Nearly Half of Asia-Pacific Consumers Plan to Use Stablecoins Within Five Years

Stablecoin adoption could accelerate sharply across Asia-Pacific over the next five years.
According to Visa, nearly half of consumers in the region say they expect to use stablecoins within that period.
But the survey also revealed a major knowledge gap.
Roughly 41% of respondents believe stablecoins always increase in value.
That is a fundamental misunderstanding of how most stablecoins are designed.
Dollar-backed stablecoins such as $USDC and $USDT are generally intended to track the value of the U.S. dollar rather than appreciate like $BTC or other crypto assets.
The results suggest adoption may be growing faster than consumer understanding.
That creates a major opportunity for payments companies, exchanges and wallets, but also highlights the need for better education around reserves, depegging risk and how stablecoins actually work.
The broader signal is that stablecoins are moving closer to mainstream payments, even as many potential users still misunderstand the product itself.