According to @MilkRoadDaily, if stablecoins reach a $2 trillion market cap, their reserve allocations would make them the largest holder of U.S. Treasuries, surpassing China, Japan, and the UK. Source: Milk Road tweet dated August 16, 2025. Japan holds about $1.15 trillion, China about $0.77 trillion, and the UK about $0.66 trillion in U.S. Treasuries as of May 2024. Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury International Capital data, May 2024. Major stablecoins allocate the bulk of reserves to short‑dated U.S. Treasuries, with Tether reporting roughly 85% in cash and cash equivalents including T‑bills, while USDC reserves are invested in a BlackRock-managed fund holding U.S. Treasuries. Source: Tether Q2 2024 Assurance Report by BDO Italia; Source: Circle Reserve Fund disclosures by BlackRock, 2024. At a $2 trillion stablecoin market cap and a 70%–85% T‑bill allocation, implied holdings would be approximately $1.4–$1.7 trillion, exceeding Japan’s holdings and aligning with the claim. Source: Calculation based on Tether and Circle reserve disclosures and U.S. Treasury TIC data, May 2024. For traders, expanding stablecoin float increases on‑chain dollar liquidity used for spot settlement and derivatives collateral, which drives a majority of exchange trading pairs and can influence BTC and ETH turnover. Source: Kaiko Research, 2024 market structure reports. Regulators have noted that stablecoin reserve demand can affect short‑term funding markets including Treasury bills, making front‑end yields and bill supply important macro inputs for crypto liquidity conditions. Source: Financial Stability Oversight Council 2023 Annual Report, U.S. Department of the Treasury.