MiCA's transitional period ended July 1, triggering USDT delistings across EU exchanges, while tokenized equity volumes surged 288% to a record $11.3B.

Total stablecoin market capitalization fell 1.02% to $308B in July, its second consecutive monthly decline and $14.5B below the all-time high recorded in May. Outflows were led by Tether (-$5.8B) and USDC (-$3.4B), while yield-sensitive issuers Sky Dollar and Ethena shed a combined ~$3.4B as on-chain savings rates compressed. Stablecoin market dominance fell to 13.6% from 14.7% in June. On centralized exchanges, stablecoin trading volumes reached $617B through July 28; on pace for the lowest monthly total since November 2023, reflecting the broader pullback in digital asset activity.
July's most structurally significant development was the expiry of MiCA's 18-month transitional period on July 1, which prompted EU-based centralised exchanges to complete the delisting of USDT. MiCA-authorised EMT market cap rose 0.52% to $77.7B (25.2% of the total stablecoin market), with USDC accounting for 94.9% of compliant supply. The clearest beneficiary was Global Dollar's USDG; its market cap surged 14.2% to a record $3.26B, its twelfth consecutive monthly high. Growth was driven primarily by Robinhood Chain's public mainnet launch on July 1, which contributed $312.6M in new USDG supply; accounting for 75% of the $417.5M total monthly increase, as USDG became the chain's sole native stablecoin and default lending asset in Robinhood Earn at an estimated 7% APY.
Against the stablecoin pullback, tokenized real-world assets continued their structural expansion. Total tokenized asset market capitalization surged 11.5% to a record $32.1B; Tokenized Treasuries reached $19.2B (58.3% of the market), tokenized Public Equities hit a record $2.26B (+50.3%), and on-chain trading volumes for tokenized equities exploded 288% to $11.3B; nearly quadrupling June's record. Binance bStocks drove 83.3% of that volume ($9.41B), with tokenized QQQ alone accounting for $9.27B.
Download the full July 2026 STAR report for complete coverage of sector-by-sector market cap data, the MiCA stablecoin landscape, the complete USDG chain-level breakdown, and the full tokenized equity issuer rankings.
