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Speaking to Triple-A, Binance CEO Richard Tenn said that cryptocurrency ownership has become widespread around the world, with over 562 million people worldwide owning digital assets. This data paints a compelling picture of digital currency adoption. Different countries are demonstrating different ownership patterns, depending on their economic status. Emerging economies dominate cryptocurrency ownership. The UAE leads with 25.3%, the highest percentage of ownership. Singapore follows with 24.4%, and Turkey with 19.3%. Both countries demonstrate high adoption rates compared to emerging economies such as Switzerland (12.4%) and the US (15.0%). Triple-A Data Other markets such as Argentina, Thailand, Brazil and Vietnam also demonstrate high rates of cryptocurrency adoption. Brazil and Vietnam showed 17.5% and 17.4% respectively. Globally, the average percentage of cryptocurrency owners is 8.0%. Countries such as South Africa, the Philippines and Ukraine are close to this global average. However, countries such as India (6.9%) and Germany (8.3%) lag behind the previous group in integrating the new asset class. According to demographic data, 61% of cryptocurrency owners are men, 39% are women.In addition, 34% of cryptocurrency owners are between the ages of 25 and 34, which indicates that young people are active in digital assets. In addition, according to the data, 65% of people expressed interest in using cryptocurrency for payments. This indicates a growing interest in the practical application of digital currencies beyond investment purposes. With an annual growth rate of 99%, crypto-asset adoption has outpaced traditional payment methods, which grew by an average of only 8% from 2018 to 2024.