Spark Routes $1.5 Billion in 30-Day Stablecoin Swaps as Market Fragmentation Deepens
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Updated · CoinDesk · Aug 2
Spark Routes $1.5 Billion in 30-Day Stablecoin Swaps as Market Fragmentation Deepens
1 articles · Updated · CoinDesk · Aug 2
Summary
$1.5 billion in stablecoin swaps flowed through Spark’s Uniswap v4 setup in its first 30 days after it moved about $150 million into USDS-USDT and USDS-PYUSD pools.
30% of Uniswap’s stablecoin-to-stablecoin volume came from that system, which uses Spark’s DualPool hook to keep liquidity earning yield in vaults until a trade needs it.
Spark is making that infrastructure bet as fintechs, exchanges and banking groups launch more dollar-linked tokens, scattering liquidity across networks that still need to interoperate.
The strategy follows Spark’s decision to pause its consumer app indefinitely and focus on B2B2C distribution, including Robinhood Earn’s $200 million Morpho vault where Spark is one of three collateral sources.
Revenue has dropped to about $20 million from $80 million in the bull market, pushing Spark to expand backend businesses such as OTC bitcoin-backed lending, which has $260 million outstanding and a $1 billion year-end target.