RESEARCH

How the U.S. crypto industry is creating jobs, raising wages, and contributing to the American economy

Creating jobs well beyond the tech sector, across supply chains, professional services, food service, and more

Commissioned independent analysis by Pragmatic Policy Group (PPG)

2nd annual study of 10,000 U.S. crypto holders

The changing face of crypto

How and why the tool is being used

Crypto's next chapter

Interactive map of 67 million American holders

State and congressional district level data

Data from the 2026 State of Crypto Holders Report

Survey of 600 U.S. merchants

Which merchants are accepting crypto payments

What is driving demand for crypto at checkout

Biggest adoption barriers

Survey of 2,000 U.S. Consumers

How consumers feel about potential policy

What is driving debates: protection or competition?

Survey of 2,000 Americans

Where crypto falls on this year’s gift list

How crypto is emerging as an alternative to gift cards

Retail opportunities in the crypto era

Survey of 2,000 Americans

The crypto issues they care most about

Opportunities for U.S. lawmakers

Mandates for shaping crypto policy

Survey of 2,000 Americans

The knowledge gap holding them back

Inside the mindset of the crypto-curious

The roadmap to broader adoption

Largest-ever study of American crypto holders (10,000)

Who’s really using crypto today and how

Biggest adoption barriers

What they want from crypto