- Spain accounts for 36% of EURC transactions and 25% of volume on the Brighty crypto banking platform in 2025 and early 2026.
- Spanish users make small average payments of about $57, indicating retail-oriented adoption for daily spending.
- EURC is the dominant euro-pegged stablecoin, holding a 49% share of the $887 million market according to CoinGecko.
- France shows a much higher average transaction size of around $186, suggesting usage for larger transfers.
- The data provides an early glimpse of euro stablecoin retail payments under Europe‘s MiCA regulatory framework.
Recent data from the Brighty platform reveals Spain as the dominant retail market for Circle’s euro stablecoin EURC, with the country leading both transaction count and volume through the first quarter of 2026. “For Spanish users, EURC functions essentially as a standard euro on a card with no exchange rate friction when transacting against USDC,” said Brighty co-founder Nick Denisenko. This platform data offers an early look at how euro stablecoins may be used in European retail payments.
Spain’s clear retail focus is evident with average transaction sizes of roughly $57 for peer-to-peer transfers and daily spending. However, other major European markets display different usage patterns, with France standing out for larger transfers. France showed an average transaction size of around $186, more than three times the Spanish level, according to the provided metrics.
Consequently, Spain’s leadership is attributed to high user familiarity with crypto and strong institutional readiness among local banks. Denisenko noted the remarkably high degree of competence at major Spanish banks is not taken for granted elsewhere. He added that Spanish users were among the earliest adopters and show active engagement with stablecoin-based yield features.
Meanwhile, EURC, issued by Circle Internet Financial Europe, dominates the euro-pegged stablecoin sector. It currently accounts for about 49% of the $887 million euro-pegged stablecoin market cap, according to CoinGecko data. This combination of factors has made Spain the clearest early hub for euro stablecoin activity under the European MiCA framework.
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