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0, 0.04)"><h1 class="title" style="margin:0">US Crypto Adoption on the Rise Following 'Regulatory Momentum': Chainalysis</h1><h2 style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:1em">The U.S. has jumped from fourth to second place in Chainalysis’ Global Crypto Adoption Index—but the APAC region leads growth.</h2><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between"><p style="font-size:14px;margin:5px 0px">By <span><a href="/author/vismayav"><span class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">Vismaya V</span></a></span></p><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><p style="font-size:14px;margin:5px 0px">4 min read</p><div style="height:4px;width:4px;background-color:#333;border-radius:50%;margin:0 11px"></div><p style="font-size:14px;margin:5px 0px"><span class="whitespace-nowrap"><time datetime="2025-09-03T12:01:03Z">Sep 3, 2025</time><time hidden datetime="2025-09-03T12:01:03Z" style="display:none">Sep 3, 2025</time></span></p></div></div><div style="position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;width:100%;margin:30px 0px"><amp-img style="border-radius:3px" class="cover i-amphtml-layout-fill i-amphtml-layout-size-defined" src="https://cdn.decrypt.co/resize/1024/height/512/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cryptocurrency-world-decrypt-style-gID_7.jpg" layout="fill" i-amphtml-layout="fill"></amp-img></div><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center"><amp-ad width="320" height="50" type="doubleclick" data-slot="/22724166089/decrypt_amp_articles_inline" json="{"targeting":{"pubg_did":["2k/utr-cnd"]}}" rtc-config="{"vendors": { "aps": {"PUB_ID": "600", "PUB_UUID": "1ce5cb1e-d0d8-4aca-84a6-5a0f9f8af593", "PARAMS":{"amp":"1"}} }}" class="i-amphtml-layout-fixed i-amphtml-layout-size-defined" style="width:320px;height:50px;" i-amphtml-layout="fixed"></amp-ad></div><div style="word-break:break-word"><p>The United States has climbed to second place in the <a href="https://go.chainalysis.com/2025-geography-of-cryptocurrency-report.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">Chainalysis 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index</a>, jumping from fourth position last year as regulatory clarity around Bitcoin ETFs and stablecoins drove institutional demand to new heights.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, India retained its crown for the third consecutive year, maintaining dominance across all four metrics tracked by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.</p>
<p>The top 10 countries by overall <a href="https://decrypt.co/resources/what-are-cryptocurrencies-super-quick-guide" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">crypto</a> adoption are India, the United States, Pakistan, Vietnam, Brazil, Nigeria, Indonesia, Ukraine, the Philippines, and Russia.</p>
<p>Ashish Singhal, co-founder of CoinSwitch, told <i>Decrypt</i> he’s “incredibly proud” to see India at the top of the Global Crypto Adoption Index, crediting “millions of young, curious, digitally savvy Indians” for “shaping the future of finance.”</p>
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<p>The annual index, which tracks grassroots crypto adoption across 151 countries, reveals a global landscape where regulatory momentum in developed markets is colliding with utility-driven adoption in emerging economies.</p>
<p>Chainalysis <a href="https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2025-global-crypto-adoption-index/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">overhauled its methodology</a> to better capture today’s market structure by dropping a retail-DeFi sub-index and adding an institutional activity lens that counts transfers over $1 million.</p>
<p>The report found that American institutions leverage regulatory clarity for <a href="https://decrypt.co/resources/what-is-bitcoin-etf-explained-guide-learn-easy" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">Bitcoin ETFs</a> while Asia-Pacific populations use crypto for remittances and financial access that traditional banks cannot provide, despite restrictive regulations.</p>
<h2>APAC’s crypto adoption wave</h2>
<p>Asia-Pacific emerged as the fastest-growing region with transaction volumes surging 69% year-over-year to $2.36 trillion, <a href="https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2024-global-crypto-adoption-index/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">up from last year's 27% growth</a> as India, Pakistan, and Vietnam drove adoption across centralized and decentralized platforms.</p>
<p>Kim Grauer, Chief Economist at Chainalysis, told <i>Decrypt that </i>"remittances, savings, and investment needs can drive crypto demand," in emerging markets with fragmented regulation, such as India, Pakistan, and Vietnam.</p>
<p>"Grassroots crypto adoption will tend to follow where these real-world needs exist and are pressing, even where regulatory conditions are not facilitative,” she said.</p>
<p>Research by Indian think-tanks such as the Esya Center suggests that <a href="https://decrypt.co/331539/india-ramps-up-crypto-tax-enforcement-with-international-data-sharing-and-ai" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">policy measures</a> including the Tax Deducted at Source regime and blocking of offshore exchanges, "have not materially dampened underlying crypto engagement" across the country's massive user base, Grauer said.</p>
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<h2>“Renewed institutional interest”</h2>
<p>North America's 49% growth, compared to 42% last year, reflected "renewed institutional interest, bolstered by the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs and increased regulatory clarity," according to the report.</p>
<p>"Market cycles can affect speculative demand for crypto across both retail and institutional categories," Grauer explained when asked which model would prove more durable during bearish conditions.</p>
<p>Cyclical fluctuations will have less impact where crypto meets basic economic needs, Grauer added, noting that “institutional innovation can pave the way to new financial products that serve retail needs.”</p>
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<h2>Stablecoins rising</h2>
<p><a href="/">Stablecoin</a> adoption rose globally, with <a href="https://decrypt.co/resources/what-is-tether-usdt-stablecoin" target="_blank" class="sc-adb616fe-0 bJsyml">USDT</a> processing over $1 trillion monthly while USDC ranged from $1.24 trillion to $3.29 trillion in monthly volume, according to the reporOn-chain registration not yet visible.
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