July 26, 2026, 5:05 a.m. ET
Federal regulators and policymakers have shepherded cryptocurrency from the fringes of investing into the mainstream, introducing digital assets to exchange-traded funds and retirement accounts.
A new report suggests, however, that crypto investors remain relatively rare.
Roughly 17% of American adults have ever owned crypto, according to a July 9 report from the Urban Institute. But only about 9% of Americans own crypto now. In other words, nearly half of America’s crypto investors have bailed.
The report draws from a survey of more than 3,000 adults in January. It’s the latest reading on the reach of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency at a time when digital assets are accessible to…
