Key Takeaways
- Latest survey shows Asia leads in crypto adoption
- Vietnam tops the list with a 40% adoption rate
- Latin America also performs strongly
The latest findings from the financial website Finder.com reveals that Asian nations are leading the trend. cryptocurrencies which was the highest among the countries surveyed.
In addition, more than half of the Vietnamese respondents stated that they had bought bitcoin within the past year. The strong performance from Vietnam may come as a duo payment to avoid high transaction fees.
The report also noted that adoption rates were highest in Asia, with 30% of respondents in Indonesia and India stating that they owned cryptocurrencies. However, the Indian government, in particular, has made its distrust in crypto known. The central bank initially banned crypto services until the Supreme court reversed its actions in 2020.
Meanwhile, Indonesia has been relatively receptive to crypto-assets with concrete regulations to regulate the blockchain industry. Malaysia and the Philippines concluded the top five list with 29% and 28% respectively.
The high adoption rates in Asia are in sharp contrast to developed nations like the United States (8%) and the United Kingdom (9%). This could be due to the relative stability of their native currencies in comparison with the Asian countries.
Latin America also had good adoption rates, with Brazil (22%) leading the way. This trend shows that the crypto revolution continues to gain waves as more regions are adopting crypto-assets.
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