A single red line captures the moment USD1’s fortunes flipped.
Binance’s late-May listing sparked a vertical leap in activity — daily trades on PancakeSwap [CAKE] alone vaulted from near-zero to well over 200K, while UniswapV3 logged its first meaningful blips.
Source: Kaiko
That intensity has not faded; instead, BNB Chain is fanning the flames. In an update on the 3rd of June, the network detailed a slate of integrations designed to keep the momentum alive: wallet plug-ins, CEX routing, and direct hooks for on-chain payments apps.
Each new partner lowers the friction for merchants and retail users to settle in USD1.
Source: X
World Liberty Financial, the issuer, is equally aggressive.
Beyond rolling out restaking yields, it has aggressively pushed USD1 into the memecoin pits on PancakeSwap.
There, it’s courting the high-frequency traders who dominate that volatile corner of the BNB Smart Chain.
Early signs suggest the gambit is working; transfer counts remain an order of magnitude above pre-listing levels, even as broader market volumes cool.
The centralization catch
The chart is blunt: two wallets control 84 %, and a third lifts the total to 93 %. This is an undeniably uncomfortable concentration for a $2 billion stablecoin.
Critics warn that a single governance misstep could freeze USD1’s liquidity just as trade counts are exploding.
Source: Dune
WLFI’s answer is “airdrop dilution,” promising giveaways to disperse supply and mute custody risk.
If those drops land before traders lose patience, USD1 could graduate from speculative rocket to stablecoin mainstay. The coming distribution plans will decide which narrative wins.
