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North America Leads World in Crypto Usage Despite Ongoing Regulatory Questions, While Stablecoin Activity Shifts Away from U.S. Services

This post is an excerpt from our 2023 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! North America is the largest…

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Grassroots Crypto Adoption Continues in Eastern Europe Despite Russia-Ukraine War

This post is an excerpt from our 2023 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! Eastern Europe is the fourth-largest…

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Latin America: Venezuela and Argentina Stand Out as Examples of Crypto’s Unique Utility

This post is an excerpt from our 2023 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! Latin America has the seventh-largest…

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The 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Central & Southern Asia Are Leading the Way in Grassroots Crypto Adoption

This post is an excerpt from our 2023 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report. Download your copy now! We’re excited to unveil…

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Latin America’s Key Crypto Adoption Drivers: Storing Value, Sending Remittances, and Seeking Alpha

Latin America is the seventh largest cryptocurrency market in our index this year, with citizens of Latin America countries receiving…

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Eastern Europe’s Crypto Market Active, With Spikes in Last Year Driven by Russia-Ukraine War

Eastern Europe is the fifth-largest cryptocurrency market we study, with $630.9 billion in value received on-chain between July 2021 and…

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Middle East & North Africa’s Crypto Markets Grow More Than Any Other Region in 2022

Middle East & North Africa (MENA) may be one of the smaller crypto markets in the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption…

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How Cryptocurrency Meets Residents’ Economic Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-saharan Africa accounts for the least cryptocurrency transaction volume of any region we study, with $100.6 billion in on-chain volume…

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Crypto Adoption Steadies in South Asia, Soars in the Southeast

Central & Southern Asia and Oceania (CSAO) is the third largest region in our global crypto adoption index this year, with citizens of CSAO countries receiving $932 billion in cryptocurrency. It's also home to seven of the top twenty countries by rank. In this Geography of Cryptocurrency Report preview, we explain why.

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The 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Emerging Markets Lead in Grassroots Adoption, China Remains Active Despite Ban, and Crypto Fundamentals Appear Healthy

We’re excited to share with you Chainalysis’ 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index. For the third consecutive year, we ranked all…

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Russian Cybercriminals Drive Significant Ransomware and Cryptocurrency-based Money Laundering Activity

This blog is a preview of our 2022 Crypto Crime Report. Sign up here to download your copy now! Russia is a…

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北米:DeFiは世界第2位の暗号資産市場で 成長を加速するも、 ランサムウェアが懸念材料

北米は、当社が調査した対象国の中で2番目に大きな暗号資産市場であり、2020年7月から2021年6月の間に7,500億ドル以上の暗号資産を受信しました...

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中国による暗号資産への規制強化を受け、 東アジアの暗号資産市場の世界ランクが低下

東アジアは、当社が調査した暗号資産市場で3番目に大きく、2020年7月から2021年6月の間に5,909億ドル相当の暗号資産を受け取りました...

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How Governments Regulate Cryptocurrency

In the early days of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies operated in a gray area of the economy. But as financial institutions…

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The 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Worldwide Adoption Jumps Over 880% With P2P Platforms Driving Cryptocurrency Usage in Emerging Markets

This blog is a preview of our 2021 Geography of Cryptocurrency report. Sign up here to download the whole thing!…