North America Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Market 2022

North America Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Market 2022

Cryptocurrency is expanding in usage and ownership across Canada

As the cryptocurrency market is witnessing growth in the U.S., the Canadian market is no exception to this trend. The global average of consumers who owned cryptocurrency was a certain percentage points higher than Canada as of 2021, nevertheless, Canada is catching up with nearly one in ten consumers owning cryptocurrency as of 2021, according to the new yStats.com report. In addition to this, Bitcoin and Ethereum were among the most preferred cryptocurrencies among crypto users as of November 2022. In terms of the top reasons for investing in cryptocurrency, for more than half of the purchasers, making a profit even in case of risk was the top reasons, with close to another half of survey respondents stating that they were investing to support the decentralized financial system philosophy and to be a part of something innovative. Furthermore, the share of men indicated to have used crypto as of November 2022 was more than that of women, as reported by the new yStats.com publication.

The U.S. is the front-runner in implementing tighter regulations around cryptocurrency amidst the crash of the cryptocurrency market

The adoption of cryptocurrency worldwide is increasing significantly, and the U.S. is no exception to this trend. Although nearly three-quarters of the adults surveyed across the U.S. have never traded, invested, or used cryptocurrency as of July 2022, the forecasted number of adults owning and using cryptocurrency was expected to double by 2023, as revealed by the new yStats.com report. The enthusiasm to own and invest in cryptocurrency in the U.S. is highest among the age group of 25-34 years. As the crypto market developed, the U.S. witnessed tighter governmental regulations in place relating to cryptocurrencies. For instance, recently the country saw the implementation of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which explains in detail the rules and regulations for the cryptocurrency market. Furthermore, the U.S. government also implemented the Crypto Regulation Bill as a tight policy measure relating to cryptocurrency. However, the decline in value of the cryptocurrency market worldwide beginning in the spring of 2022 has led to loss of investor sentiments and negative asset price movement across North America as well. Furthermore, the crypto market in the region witnessed a slow growth in investment and funding in H1 2022, with the investment scenario in the cryptocurrency market estimated to face on-going challenges in H2 2022 due to the crash. The inflation in the U.S. economy as well as the slowdown of economies worldwide further triggered the downfall of crypto. Additionally, the cryptocurrency market has remained relatively flat with no signs of growth since June 2022. Apart from this, the collapse of FTX and the decision of the US based cryptocurrency firm, Celsius to freeze withdrawals further contributed to the downfall of the crypto market.


1. Management Summary
2. Global Developments
Cryptocurrency Market Overview and Trends, November 2022
Overview of Square’s and PayPal’s Activity in the Cryptocurrency Market, October 2022
Overview of Visa’s and MasterCard's Activity on the Cryptocurrency Market, November 2022
Overview of Amazon’s, Apple’s, Meta’s, and Walmart’s Activity on the Cryptocurrency Market, November 2022
Share of Respondents Who Are Crypto-Curious, in %, February 2022
Breakdown of Respondents Who Plan to Invest in Crypto, by Age Group, in %, February 2022
Breakdown of Top Factors That Make Respondents More Comfortable in Investing in Cryptocurrency, in % of Respondents, February 2022
Top 5 Countries In Terms of Number of Crypto-Owners, in millions, 2021
Share of Respondents Who Believe Digital Assets Will Become Important in the Future, in %, April 2021
Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, by Country, June 2021 (1 of 7)
Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, by Country, June 2021 (2 of 7)
Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, by Country, June 2021 (3 of 7)
Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, by Country, June 2021 (4 of 7)
Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, by Country, June 2021 (5 of 7)
Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, by Country, June 2021 (6 of 7)
Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, by Country, June 2021 (7 of 7)
Share of Top 5 Cryptocurrencies in Circulation Today, in % of Total Market Capitalization, 2021
Value of Cryptocurrency Market, in USD trillion, November 2021 & June 2022
Cryptocurrency Transaction Value, in USD billion, 2018-2023f
Share of Millennials For Whom Bitcoin is a Safe Asset, in %, 2021
Share of Large Enterprises That Will Use Digital Currencies for Payments, Collateral And Stored Value, in %, 2024f
Fall in the Value of Cryptocurrencies, by Type, in %, October 2021
Top Beliefs That Crypto-Owners Have About Cryptocurrencies In the Future, in % of Crypto-Owners, January 2022
Top 10 Cryptocurrency ATM Operators, by Number of Machines Installed, and Their Share, in % of Total ATMs, September 2022
3. Bank Activity and Trends
Overview of the Banks’ Activity in the Crypto And Blockchain Market, October 2022
4. North America
4.1. USA
Cryptocurrency Market Regulations Overview and Trends, October 2022
Share of Adults Who Have Invested, Traded or Used Cryptocurrency, in %, July 2022
Breakdown of Adults Who Indicate How Their Investments in Cryptocurrency Did, in %, July 2022
Breakdown of Adults Who Own Cryptocurrency, by Income, in %, 2021
Top Reasons For Investing in Cryptocurrency, in % of Adults, July 2022
Share of Adults Who Have Invested, Traded or Used Cryptocurrency, by gender & age group in % of Adults, July 2022
Share of Adults Who Have Heard About Digital Assets such as NFTs, in %, July 2022
Share of Adults Who Have Heard About Digital Assets Such as NFTs, by Gender & Age group, in %, July 2022
Share of Adults Who Are Aware About Cryptocurrency, in %, 2020 vs 2021
Share of the Most Owned Cryptocurrencies, in % of Adults, 2021
Share of Executives Who Believe Digital Currencies Will Become an Important Way of Payment in the Next 5 Years, in %, December 2021
Breakdown of Executives Who Expect Suppliers to Accept Stable Coins vs Those Who Expect Suppliers to Accept Crypto, in %, December 2021
Share of Priorities That Organizations Have for Enabling Cryptocurrencies And Stable Coins, in % of Organizations, December 2021
Share of Respondents Who Agree Cryptocurrency Payments Will Benefit Businesses, in %, 2021
Top Primary Barriers to Adoption of Digital Currency, in % of Respondents, December 2021
Top Regulatory Priorities Required to Broaden the Adoption of Digital Currencies, in % of Respondents, December 2021
4.2. Canada
Share of Consumers Who Own Cryptocurrency, by region, in %, 2021
Share of the Most Used Cryptocurrencies, in % of Total Crypto-Users, November 2022
Breakdown of Adults Owning Cryptocurrency, by Gender, in % of Crypto-Owners, November 2022
Breakdown of Adults Owning Cryptocurrency, by Age, in % of Crypto-Owners, November 2022
Top Reasons For Investing in Cryptocurrencies, in % of Total Crypto-Users, October 2021
Top Reasons For Not Investing in Cryptocurrencies, in % of Respondents, October 2021

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