The global crypto adoption is rapidly shifting to Asia. The annual Global Adoption Index 2025 report from Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis shows that countries such as India, Pakistan and Vietnam set the tone. Latin America also shows strong growth, while Europe and the US mainly benefit from legislation and institutional adoption.
Growth in Apac and Latin America
According to Chainalysis, the transaction volume in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) grew from 1.4 trillion to 2.36 trillion dollars last year. Strikingly enough, the lion’s share of this volume is supported by consumers, so-called Grassroots activity.
“In 2025, APAC strengthened its position as a worldwide center of Grassroots Crypto activity, led by India, Pakistan and Vietnam, where the population stimulated broad adoption through both centralized and decentralized services.”
Latin America also saw strong growth last year, with an increase in the transaction volume of 63 percent in just twelve months. This closes the APAC region closely.
In North America and Europe, 2.2 trillion and 2.6 trillion dollars were processed in transactions respectively. Although the volumes are high, the growth in these regions was less sharp than in APAC and Latin America.
Legislation and institutional adoption give vs push in the back
Chainalysis largely attributes growth in North America to legislative clarity. In 2024, the American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first Spot Bitcoin (BTC)- and Ethereum (ETH) Eetfs, giving investors access to regulated investment instruments on the stock exchange. This led to an increase of 49 percent in transaction volumes.
The report also points to accelerated institutional adoption in the United States. President Donald Trump played a role by signing legislation that offers more room for the crypto sector. With, among other things, the so -called Genius Act, adopted in July, a legal framework was introduced for the crypto sector.
As a result, Stablecoins in particular receive more attention. These are digital currency with a fixed value, often linked to the US dollar. Large banks and companies are increasingly investigating the possibilities to use Stablecoins to make payments more efficient.
Which countries are at the forefront?
Chainalysis has also announced a ranking with the countries that lead global crypto adoption. India performs this list on almost all criteria, followed by the United States and Pakistan. The top five is supplemented by Vietnam and Brazil.
In Europe, Ukraine and Great Britain are the party leaders. The Netherlands and Belgium can be found in place 39 and 64 respectively.
Source: https://newsbit.nl/deze-landen-staan-bovenaan-in-de-wereldwijde-crypto-adoptie-volgens-chainalysis/
