Atlantis USD (USDA), a lawful USD stablecoin serving the Atlantis ecosystem, has achieved a significant adoption milestone by surpassing 1 million active users and holders as of August 20, 2026. This milestone comes approximately 15 months after its launch in May 2025, during which time USDA has also reached a circulating supply of 5 billion tokens, equivalent to US$5 billion. The rapid growth underscores USDA's emergence as one of the fastest-growing stablecoins, following industry front-runners like USDT and USDC.
The milestone reflects increasing participation in the Atlantis ecosystem, where USDA serves as the official digital payment and settlement currency. With users from over 170 countries, USDA's expanding user base and massive circulation highlight its growing utility and acceptance. This achievement marks a key step in USDA's broader mission to provide a stable, USD-denominated digital currency for global payments and economic activity, with a long-term goal of reaching hundreds of millions of users by 2026 or Q2 2027.
USDA distinguishes itself through two key features. First, it operates like fiat currency without an issuer's ability to freeze or blacklist wallets, ensuring that users' funds cannot be frozen, banned, or moved by the issuer. Second, unlike many stablecoins that have unlimited or uncertain supply increases, USDA is fully minted at inception with a fixed maximum supply (hard cap) and is released gradually based on verified market demand. These features aim to provide stability and trust, aligning with its status as a lawful USD stablecoin.
Launched in May 2025, USDA is the official stablecoin of AtlantisChain, described as the world's only super-ultra-fast Layer-ZERO blockchain. It is backed 1:1 by U.S. T-bills, USD stablecoins (USDT, USDC, USDB, and PYUSD), and selected cryptos, ensuring each USDA maintains a value equal to one U.S. dollar. As a fully transparent and strictly regulated ATC-20 stablecoin, USDA is designed to power decentralized trading, global payments, AI-integrated applications, and various dApps within the Atlantis ecosystem.
Notably, USDA was launched before the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act) was signed into law in July 2025, granting USDA a grandfathered lawful status as a USD stablecoin under U.S. laws. This regulatory advantage supports its rapid expansion in user base, circulation, and payment utility worldwide. For more information, visit the whitepaper, explorer, exchange, Telegram, and X.
