NPR. This is The Indicator from Planet Money.
I'm Waylon Wong.
And I'm Darren Woods.
Today, mingling with us once more, our Planet Money muchacho, the marvelous Mr. Kenny Malone.
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Just Kenny Malone.
Just Mr. Kenny Malone was my no need for the honorifics.
It's not really true.
Okay, yeah, that's right.
Or do we actually need all the honorifics?
Because it is Indicators of the Week.
On today's show, the Senate and stable coins.
The salt cap sticking point.
And starkly split sentiments on the state of the economy.
That's all after the break.
It is Indicators of the Week.
Darian, you're up first.
My indicator is $27.6 trillion.
That's a measure of how much people are using stablecoins globally.
Last year, there was $27.6 trillion worth of trading,