PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has reported that cryptocurrency use is growing worldwide, but not evenly.
PwC wrote in its Global Crypto Regulation Report 2026, “While crypto networks are borderless, adoption is not. Payments, remittances, savings, capital markets, and tokenization use cases are emerging unevenly across regions”.
According to PwC, the pace of growth depends on local conditions, including the economy, access to banking, and the strength of financial systems.
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These differences shape how people and businesses use digital assets, which form what the firm calls a “fragmented global ecosystem”.
In some places, crypto helps users send money across borders. In others, it provides new tools for saving, investing, or building capital markets.
The United States has recently seen faster growth, PwC noted. Supportive policies under the Trump administration have given companies confidence to develop products linked to cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.
The firm added that institutional involvement has reached a point where it cannot easily be reversed. PwC said, “Banks, asset managers, payment providers, and large corporates are embedding digital assets into core infrastructure, balance sheets, and operating models”.
However, PwC also pointed out a possible challenge ahead. While current US leadership supports clearer rules for crypto, some analysts believe that a future administration less open to digital assets could affect how large institutions view the market.
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