TL;DR

• Chainalysis says measured global crypto economic activity declined just 1.6% during the 12 months ended June 30, 2026.
• That happened while the wider crypto market lost roughly $2.1 trillion in capitalization.
• Domestic peer-to-peer and cross-border stablecoin activity both grew sharply during the period.

Crypto prices took a beating over the past year, but the underlying economy did not shrink anything like as quickly.

That is the central finding from Chainalysis’ 2026 Global Crypto Adoption Index, which measures activity across the 12 months ended June 30.

The analytics firm estimates total crypto economic activity fell only 1.6%, from roughly $9.5 trillion to $9.4 trillion, even as the market lost around $2.1 trillion in…