{"id":90140,"date":"2025-10-22T11:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=90140"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:31:42","slug":"retail-crypto-transactions-up-125-since-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/retail-crypto-transactions-up-125-since-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail crypto transactions up 125% since January"},"content":{"rendered":"

From January to September 2025, the volume of global retail transactions in digital assets rose by 125%, according to a report by TRM Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

South Asia was the fastest-growing region for crypto adoption, with an 80% jump to $300 billion.<\/p>\n

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Ukraine and Russia ranked 10th and 13th, respectively. Source: TRM Labs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

India topped the global ranking. Analysts said its lead is \u201cdriven by interest in digital assets among its large young population.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cDemand for cryptocurrency as an asset class is also growing among institutional investors and high-net-worth investors, which is helping to accelerate the adoption of digital assets in India,\u201d the specialists added.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pakistan also made the top three, where user-level adoption has been supported by the state. In March the government created<\/a> a special Crypto Council.<\/p>\n

Notably, adoption is also strengthening in countries where digital assets are banned. The top 50 includes Bangladesh (14th), Egypt (20th), Morocco (21st), Algeria (33rd) and Tunisia (42nd).<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis confirms that blanket bans are ineffective and can in fact strengthen incentives for illegal activity via such P2P and OTC<\/span> deals,\u201d TRM Labs stressed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

United States<\/h2>\n

The United States ranks second for crypto adoption. According to TRM Labs, the country\u2019s digital-asset transaction volume increased by 50% to more than $1 trillion.<\/p>\n

Experts said organic growth began in 2023 but intensified in 2024 and 2025 amid \u201cpolitical, regulatory and structural factors\u201d.<\/p>\n

Analysts singled out Donald Trump\u2019s election campaign, which began accepting<\/a> donations in digital assets. His victory in the US presidential election<\/a> triggered a surge in crypto activity:<\/p>\n

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\u201cTRM analysis showed that US web traffic to VASP<\/span> websites grew by 30% in the six months after the election compared with the prior period.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Further steps to create clearer rules for the crypto market bolstered participants\u2019 confidence. In particular, specialists highlighted the passage of<\/a> the GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act and the creation<\/a> of a digital assets working group under the US president.<\/p>\n

Stablecoins<\/h2>\n

\u201cstablecoins<\/a>\u201d continue to play the leading role in global crypto adoption, TRM Labs said. They accounted for 30% of digital-asset transaction volume.<\/p>\n

The volume of fiat\u2011pegged assets reached a record\u2014over $4 trillion\u2014up 83% year on year. The market share of leading stablecoins \u2014 USDT<\/a> and USDC<\/a> \u2014 rose by 52% over the period.<\/p>\n

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USDT and USDC market capitalisation versus other stablecoins. Source: TRM Labs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About 99% of stablecoin transactions are unrelated to crime. Yet in the first quarter they accounted for 60% of all illicit crypto volume.<\/p>\n

Investment fraud was the main source of growth in illegal activity. But if \u201cstablecoins\u201d are excluded from the analysis, sanctions\u2011evasion schemes become the primary driver of illicit flows.<\/p>\n

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Categories of illicit activity that use stablecoins. Source: TRM Labs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In May, Alec Beckman of Psalion forecast<\/a> that user adoption of digital assets would reach 10% by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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