Weekly Recap27 July 2026Week of Jul 20–26, 2026

Weekly recap: a new high of $10.6M

Retail stablecoin volume across the 14 venues we track hit a new weekly high of $10.6M, 16% above the prior peak. It was a concentrated week — Quidax alone drove 46.3% of it.

MeasuredQuidax Spenda Breet USDT USDC

$10.6M
This week: +16%
Over prior peak: 14
Venues tracked: 84%
In USDT

The prior peak was four weeks old. It went by 16%.

Weekly recap headline card: $10.6M moved in one week, a new weekly record 16% above the prior peak, across 14 venues tracked, with 84% settling in USDT.

By venue, it was concentrated. Quidax alone drove 46.3% ($4.90M), with Spenda ($2.00M) and Breet ($1.04M) behind. The top five venues carried 91% of the week.

Retail volume by venue for the week. Quidax leads at $4.90M (46.3%), then Spenda $2.00M (18.9%), Breet $1.04M (9.8%), Busha $0.96M (9.1%) and Chipper $0.76M (7.2%) — the top five carrying 91% of the week.

By token: 83.7% moved in USDT ($8.88M) against 16.3% USDC ($1.72M). USDT remains the default rail.

Retail volume by stablecoin for the week: $8.88M in USDT (83.7%) against $1.72M in USDC (16.3%).

A record week that leans this heavily on one venue is a record with a caveat attached. The number is real; the breadth behind it is thinner than the headline suggests.

Method

Attributed retail stablecoin volume across the 14 venues in AfriFlux coverage, aggregated over the ISO week of 20–26 July 2026. Deposit-side only — excludes withdrawals, transfers between venue-controlled addresses, and all off-chain activity. The prior peak is the same measure for the week of 29 June 2026.

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AfriFlux (2026). Weekly recap: a new high of $10.6M. Published 27 July 2026. https://www.afriflux.xyz/feed/weekly-recap-2026-w30

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