{"id":13795,"date":"2022-08-29T18:14:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/global-crypto-adoption-hits-320m-mostly-gen-z-and-millennials\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T18:14:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:14:56","slug":"global-crypto-adoption-hits-320m-mostly-gen-z-and-millennials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/global-crypto-adoption-hits-320m-mostly-gen-z-and-millennials\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Crypto Adoption Hits 320M, Mostly Gen Z and Millennials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New research from Singapore-based digital assets payments firm, TripleA, <a href=\"https:\/\/triple-a.io\/crypto-ownership-data\/\">shows<\/a> big cryptocurrency adoption across the globe. An analysis of data gathered from over a dozen reports and surveys reveals that globally approximately 320 million people own cryptocurrencies, or 4.2% of the world\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26991\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter acssc012b\"><amp-img data-hero=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26991 size-full amp-wp-enforced-sizes\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/crypto-ownership-globally.png.webp\" alt=\"crypto ownership adoption\" width=\"587\" height=\"446\" layout=\"intrinsic\"><amp-img fallback=\"\" data-hero=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26991 size-full amp-wp-enforced-sizes\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/accelerated-mobile-pages\/images\/SD-default-image.png\" alt=\"crypto ownership adoption\" width=\"587\" height=\"446\" layout=\"intrinsic\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Asia leading the world with the highest crypto adoption rates. Source: TripleA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In absolute numbers, the United States are leading the pact with 46 million users or almost 14% of its population. Nevertheless, Asian and African countries have embraced cryptocurrencies the most, with Vietnam showing 20% ownership among its people.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter acss41af4\"><amp-img data-hero=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26992 amp-wp-enforced-sizes\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/top13-crypto-countries.png.webp\" alt=\"crypto adoption numbers\" width=\"752\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/top13-crypto-countries.png.webp 752w, https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/top13-crypto-countries-608x516.png 608w\" layout=\"intrinsic\"><amp-img fallback=\"\" data-hero=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26992 amp-wp-enforced-sizes\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/accelerated-mobile-pages\/images\/SD-default-image.png\" alt=\"crypto adoption numbers\" width=\"752\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/accelerated-mobile-pages\/images\/SD-default-image.png 752w, https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/top13-crypto-countries-608x516.png 608w\" layout=\"intrinsic\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Top 13 countries with the highest number of crypto owners. Source TripleA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Crypto Top Priority<\/h2>\n<p>Some other very interesting findings from the study, that compares crypto\u2019s growth to the internet adoption of the 1990s are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 85% of US merchants consider offering crypto for payments as a top priority.<\/li>\n<li>Of those buying cryptocurrencies in 2021, 94% are millennials and Gen Z under the age of 40.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TripleA\u2019s report on crypto adoption also includes a useful timeline of businesses that have started accepting cryptocurrencies for payments on their online platforms, ranging from Subway and Microsoft to Norwegian Airlines and Booking.com.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26995\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter acss089a2\"><amp-img data-hero=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26995 size-full amp-wp-enforced-sizes\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/business-accepting-crypto.jpg.webp\" alt=\"crypto payments timeline\" width=\"1227\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/business-accepting-crypto.jpg.webp 1227w, https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/business-accepting-crypto-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/business-accepting-crypto-1024x532.jpg 1024w\" layout=\"intrinsic\"><amp-img fallback=\"\" data-hero=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26995 size-full amp-wp-enforced-sizes\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/accelerated-mobile-pages\/images\/SD-default-image.png\" alt=\"crypto payments timeline\" width=\"1227\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/accelerated-mobile-pages\/images\/SD-default-image.png 1227w, https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/business-accepting-crypto-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/business-accepting-crypto-1024x532.jpg 1024w\" layout=\"intrinsic\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overview of companies entering the crypto space by allowing customers to pay with them. Source TripleA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What is the Outlook of Crypto Adoption in Gambling?<\/h2>\n<p>Noting that the global gaming market is worth $222 billion in 2022, TripleA expects this to grow to $340 billion by 2027. <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto-articles\/\">Crypto<\/a> will be playing an important role in this sector, the study highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2021, 25.1% of crypto owners have made payments for online gambling or gaming with cryptocurrency.<\/li>\n<li>Of the crypto owners surveyed, 48.6% said that they consider using cryptocurrency for online gambling and gaming activities in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The TripleA report gives special attention to <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/cryptocurrencies\/section\/what-is-a-bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a> (BTC), noting that the flagship cryptocurrency experiences a massive 540,000% growth in value in the years between 2012 to 2021, with growth to continue:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBitcoin reached an annual growth rate of 60% in 2021 and the cryptocurrency market is predicted to grow with a compound annual growth rate of 56.4% from 2019 to 2025.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/global-crypto-adoption-hits-320m-mostly-gen-z-and-millennials\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) New research from Singapore-based digital assets payments firm, TripleA, shows big cryptocurrency adoption across the globe. An analysis of data gathered from over a dozen reports and surveys reveals that globally approximately 320 million people own cryptocurrencies, or 4.2% of the world\u2019s population. 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