# Cardano Stablecoin Market Cap Rises 25.8% in 90 Days to $68.3 Million By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/33837 Published: 2026-10-17T07:59:32.000Z Updated: 2026-10-17T07:59:32.000Z Section: Investing > Cardano's DeFi total value locked was $64.46 million on Oct. 16, a separate measure from stablecoin market capitalization. Over 90 days, the market value of stablecoins on Cardano increased 25.8%, reaching $68.3 million, adding to dollar-pegged assets that can support transfers, trading and decentralized finance on the network. USD Coin (USDC) accounted for $44.4 million of the total. USDM represented $13.5 million, while RealFi's USDrf was $5.1 million. Cardano's decentralized finance (DeFi) total value locked stood at $64.46 million on Oct. 16. Stablecoin market capitalization and DeFi value locked measure different parts of the ecosystem, so growth in one does not establish a matching rise in the other. Stablecoin balances can support transfers, trading and DeFi, but a higher total alone does not show that use of Cardano applications or demand for Cardano (ADA) increased. A prior [Oct. 7 snapshot]() put Cardano's stablecoin supply at $66.8 million, down 0.74% over the previous week. ## Links in this article - [Oct. 7 snapshot](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/27318)