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Forman: Stablecoin Market Will Grow 10x to 100x Within Ten Years

Ben Forman · Ben Forman – Unlocking Blockchain's Potential (EP.441) · Apr 21, 2025 · at 20:38

Ben Forman, managing partner at crypto investment firm ParaFi Capital, predicts massive long-term growth for the stablecoin market.

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“This is a market that I think will experience 10 to a hundred X growth over the next five to 10 years.”

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The claim, plainly

The stablecoin market will grow by 10x to 100x over the next five to ten years.

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Assessment

Ben Forman's claim, made on April 21, 2025, forecasted that the stablecoin market would grow by 10x to 100x over the next 5 to 10 years (placing the evaluation window between April 21, 2030, and April 21, 2035). From the baseline of approximately $230 billion, reaching a 10x threshold requires a total stablecoin market cap of at least $2.3 trillion. As of September 2, 2026, the market capitalization sits around $290 billion to $309 billion (peaking to date at ~$322 billion in May 2026). Because the stated horizon of 5 to 10 years remains open and has not yet elapsed, the claim cannot be resolved at this time.

Baseline stablecoin market capitalization at the time of the claim (April 2025) was approximately $230B, setting the 10x minimum threshold at $2.3T.
As of September 2026, total stablecoin market capitalization is approximately $290.05B (CoinGecko) to $308.88B (DefiLlama), with an all-time peak of ~$322B reached in May 2026.
The 5- to 10-year window established by the speaker extends through April 21, 2035, leaving more than 8.5 years remaining in the forecast period.

Checked against

[1] coinlaw.io [2] forbes.com [3] coinledger.io [4] coinledger.io [5] coingecko.com [6] binance.com [7] upay.com [8] forbes.com

total stablecoin market cap April 2025 stablecoin market cap all time high 2025 2026 CoinGecko DefiLlama total stablecoin market cap DefiLlama 2024 2025 2026 stablecoin market cap 2025 2026 trillion

assessed as of 2026-09-02

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⏳ prediction date: 2035-04-21; checked again automatically on the next resolution wave

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