A new survey commissioned by the National Cryptocurrency Association and conducted by The Harris Poll notes that around 50 million people in the United States now own crypto, demonstrating the surge in adoption of digital assets worldwide.
The study underlines that a growing and changing stance of the market, with investors now exploring opportunities in digital assets and related products.
In terms of adult involvement in crypto, the United States holds a considerable position, with India leading the charge of adoption for the second consecutive year.
Crypto is seen as a more legitimate investment than stock
Nowadays, crypto has become an integral part of daily life, with workers, healthcare professionals, and others getting heavily involved in cryptocurrencies.
Over the past few years investing in crypto has become quite easier with the availability of hundreds of products and the feature of decentralization has lured almost 70% of traditional market financers.
The report finds that around 39% of total users have leveraged crypto to pay for goods and services. It is worth noting that the adoption of crypto and its usage remains popular among all ages including youngsters, adults and olders.
Youth opted for crypto to match the changing global financial paradigm, with some investing as saving similar to retirement plan or any recurring plan and there are some who also trade crypto for intraday and shorter duration.
Scalability and transparency have attracted more holders
Several primary reasons backed the adoption and popularity of cryptocurrencies worldwide, but a major one is their unique features, like decentralisation and scalability, which have helped investors to invest in products that aren’t directly controlled by the government of any nation.
Blockchain like Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, and Tron hold a significant ranking among thousands of blockchains currently functional worldwide. Despite growing adoption, security remains one of the foremost issues threatening the image and growth of crypto.
Roughly 75% of crypto involved people remain concerned about the security as incidents like hacks, scams and frauds have reached a new height losing $1.65 billion in the entire Q1, 2025.
It is worth noting that big blockchains have faced hacks and smart contracts breaches, Blockchain analysis firms say that these kinds of hacks are becoming quite common.
Crypto market price
Until publishing, the crypto market cap was $2.62 trillion with a loss of 1.24% at the same time crypto fear and greed index was at 25 indicating fear in the wider market.
At the same time Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $82,079 with a loss of 1.35% in the past 24 hours and is down by 3.58% in a week.
According to data from CoinMarketCap, the intraday losers list has been ruled by PI, Berachain, Toncoin, Aptos, Story, and Jito. At the same time, the losers are Pendle, Cosmos, Sonic, Kaia, Maker, Kaspa, and POL.