Chainalysis: Crypto investment profits in 2021 exceeded $162 billion, led by the United States

In 2021, profits from investments in digital assets reached $162.7 billion (in 2020 — $32.5 billion), with nearly $47 billion earned by U.S. residents. Chainalysis reported these results.

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— Chainalysis (@chainalysis) April 20, 2022

In second place were investors from the United Kingdom ($8.1 billion); third and fourth were Germany ($5.8 billion) and Japan ($5.1 billion). The top five were rounded out by residents of China ($5.1 billion).

Russia ($4.3 billion), Ukraine ($2.8 billion), Belarus ($823 million) ranked 7th, 13th and 40th respectively.

Experts highlighted Turkey ($4.6 billion, 6th place), Vietnam ($2.7 billion, 16th place), Ukraine, the Czech Republic ($1.9 billion, 19th place) and Venezuela ($1.1 billion, 33rd) as leaders in cryptocurrency adoption — among GDP-ranked countries they occupy lower positions than in this ranking.

The report reflects growth of the ecosystem in 2021, especially in DeFi. […] Cryptocurrency remains a source of economic opportunities for users in developing markets., according to the document.

Earlier, Chainalysis specialists estimated that crypto transaction volume in Africa grew 13-fold in 2021.

Earlier they acknowledged that the United States and China lost the role of leaders in disseminating cryptocurrencies.

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