Crypto Is Allowing People In The Global South To Power Through Daily Survival While The West Chases ETFs And Price Action, Says This Analyst
Influential analyst Ali Martinez spotlighted on Friday rising cryptocurrency adoption in emerging economies, emphasizing their growing role as a “financial tool” rather than just a “trading market.”
Emerging Markets Throng Binance
In an X post, Martinez pointed to Binance Research’s latest report on the shift in usage patterns in different markets.
The emerging market share of Binance users rose from 49% in 2020 to 77% in 2026, according to the report, while those from developed markets fell from roughly 48% to 20%.
Moreover, 83% of users engaging with two or more products on Binance were from emerging markets.
Stablecoins As Store Of Value?
This cohort was also saving more. Roughly 36% of all emerging market users kept at least half of their portfolios in stablecoins such as Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) and USDC (CRYPTO: USDC), compared to only …
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