New crypto owners nearly doubled in 3 key regions in 2021: Report

New crypto owners nearly doubled in 3 key regions in 2021: Report

More than half of respondents in India, Brazil and Hong Kong made the first purchase of a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin in 2021. The number of cryptocurrency owners has massively increased last year, with nearly half of all owners worldwide buying crypto for the first time in 2021, according to a new report.Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has polled about 30,000 respondents in 20 countries between November 2021 and February 2022 to provide a picture of a rapidly expanding crypto ecosystem. The company released the survey findings as part of its....


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