{"id":130089,"date":"2025-05-27T11:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=130089"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:15:40","slug":"uk-outpaces-global-crypto-ownership-growth-in-2025-gemini-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=130089","title":{"rendered":"UK outpaces global crypto ownership growth in 2025: Gemini report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsThe United Kingdom is leading the world in increasing cryptocurrency ownership among its population in 2025, outpacing economies including the United States, according to a new study by Gemini.<br \/>\nGemini, the US-based crypto exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, on May 27 released its latest \u201cState of Crypto\u201d report, giving insights into changes in the global adoption of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).<br \/>\nBased on a survey of 7,200 adults across the US, Europe, Singapore and Australia, the report found that Europe has been leading the way in growing crypto ownership, with the UK in front.<br \/>\nThe UK saw the biggest year-over-year growth in crypto ownership of the surveyed nations, with the share of respondents indicating crypto holdings rising to 24% as of April from 18% last year, Gemini said in the report shared with Cointelegraph.<br \/>\nCrypto sees highest ownership in Singapore<br \/>\nWhile the UK has reportedly seen an increase in new crypto owners, it\u2019s yet to reach the world\u2019s top crypto ownership rate.<br \/>\nAccording to Gemini\u2019s report, Singapore has been the top country globally for crypto ownership in the past two years, with 28% of local survey respondents saying they were invested in crypto as of April. In 2024, that share was 26%.<br \/>\nCrypto ownership percentage in the US, UK, France, Singapore, Italy and Australia. Source: GeminiSome European countries have picked up the pace, with 21% of French respondents reporting owning crypto in 2025, up from 18% in 2024. In the US, the indicator grew to 22% from 21%.<br \/>\nOverall crypto ownership rate in the US, UK, France and Singapore increased to 24% by April from 21% last year, suggesting that nearly one in four now own crypto globally.<br \/>\nImplications of the EU\u2019s MiCA regulation?<br \/>\nAccording to Gemini, the rise of global crypto ownership in the past few years may be attributed to the impact of the Trump administration\u2019s policies on overall positive sentiment following the bear market of 2022.<br \/>\n\u201cIn particular, crypto ownership in France and the UK increased, reflecting a warming regulatory environment for digital assets in Europe,\u201d the report said, referring to the rollout of the European Union\u2019s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).<br \/>\nRelated: UK to become \u2018safe harbor\u2019 for crypto with new draft rules \u2014 Experts<br \/>\nHowever, the UK has yet to adopt a national regulatory framework for cryptocurrency.<br \/>\nAn excerpt from the UK\u2019s draft statutory instrument for crypto regulation. Source: Gov.ukIn April, the UK government published a draft statutory instrument (SI) aimed at regulating crypto exchanges, dealers and agents in order to bolster consumer protection and ensure operational resilience.<br \/>\nAfter conducting a public consultation with last entries accepted before May 23, the UK Treasury expects to finalize the \u201cnear-final version\u201d of the SI later this year.<br \/>\nMagazine: Crypto wanted to overthrow banks, now it\u2019s becoming them in stablecoin fight<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/uk-outpaces-global-crypto-ownership-growth-in-2025-says-gemini?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsThe United Kingdom is leading the world in increasing cryptocurrency ownership among its population in 2025, outpacing economies including the United States, according to a new study by&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130089"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}