- As crypto adoption hits record highs, Australians are increasingly being thwarted by bank policies that block or delay transactions with crypto exchanges — affecting almost one in three investors.
- Despite uncertainty around market direction, growing participation and higher portfolio allocations suggests Australians are looking past short-term volatility and betting on crypto’s long-term role in finance.
As holding crypto rises in popularity, more people are being frustrated by banks’ crypto policies, according to a representative survey of 2,000 Australians by local exchange Independent Reserve (IR).
The seventh annual Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI) found that in 2026:
- The…
