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Not Bitcoin. About 90% of crypto-card volume now settles in stablecoins, and Solana has become the rail it moves on. The 2026 data on what people really spend.
We analyzed 1.1 million real crypto card purchases across 117 currencies. AI subscriptions, ride-hailing, and food delivery lead — with a median ticket of just $20. First-party SolCard spending data.
We analyzed 90 days of anonymized SolCard transactions. Ride-hailing and AI tools top the list, travel has the biggest ticket, and ~70% of deposits are on Solana.
The average Solana transaction costs ~$0.0008, versus ~$0.24 on Bitcoin and ~$0.18 on Ethereum in mid-2026. Full crypto network fee comparison by chain.
India leads the Chainalysis 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index, ahead of the US and Pakistan. Turkey ranked #11 in the 2024 index. Full country rankings for both years.
Crypto cards typically pay 1%-5% cashback, with top staking tiers up to 8%. Full crypto card rewards statistics, cashback rates by card, and adoption.
No issuer publishes an exact count, but the crypto card market is ~$2-4B in 2026 and card spending hit an $18B run rate. Full crypto card statistics.
Gen Z owns the most crypto -- about 51% own or have owned it, ahead of Millennials (49%) and Gen X (29%). Full generational breakdown for 2026.
Crypto remittances hit an estimated $27.9 billion in 2025 -- about 4% of the $685 billion global market. Full stats on cost, corridors, and growth.
Fewer than 1 million bitcoin are left to mine as of mid-2026 -- roughly 950,000 -- with about 20 million of the 21 million cap already in circulation.
An estimated 3 to 4 million BTC -- roughly 17-20% of Bitcoin's 21 million supply -- are lost forever. The data on lost coins, Satoshi's stash, and more.
As of mid-2026, roughly 121,500 Bitcoin addresses hold $1 million or more in BTC. The data on millionaire wallets, wealth tiers, whales, and people.
Roughly 220 million crypto wallets were active monthly in late 2024, but only 30-60 million are real people. Full wallet statistics and the users gap.
About 17,900 cryptocurrencies are actively tracked by CoinGecko as of July 2026, but CoinMarketCap's crawler counts 55+ million tokens created -- over half now dead.
Solana hosts hundreds of active dApps -- Alchemy lists 271 DeFi apps alone -- across roughly $5.5B in DeFi TVL as of 2026. Here is the full ecosystem breakdown.
About 39% of US merchants accept crypto in early 2026, with tens of thousands more advertising acceptance worldwide. Full adoption stats and big brands.
How many people own Bitcoin? An estimated 100-470 million worldwide in 2026, with Crypto.com data anchoring the figure near 365 million -- about 4.5%.
An estimated 560-741 million people own crypto worldwide in 2026, about 7-9% of the planet. Triple-A counts 562 million; Crypto.com's report counts 741 million.
As of 2026, roughly 9.1 million wallets hold Solana (SOL). Here is the data on SOL holders, active addresses, and why wallet counts overstate real owners.
Roughly 9.1 million Solana wallets hold SOL, while Solana logged ~29.8 million active addresses in a single week in 2026. Full wallet and account data.
Women make up about 39% of global crypto owners -- roughly 218 million people -- versus 61% men. Full breakdown of the crypto gender gap for 2026.
The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index puts Bitcoin's annualized electricity use at 138.2 TWh as of July 29, 2026; Digiconomist estimates 204.4 TWh.
Solana's real-world throughput runs 1,000-4,000 TPS against a 65,000 theoretical max, with an all-time peak near 6,284. Includes Visa's 65,000 TPS claim, sourced.
Solana processes ~100x more transactions per second than Ethereum at ~1/1,000th the fee, while Ethereum leads on TVL and market cap. Full data.
Stablecoins settled ~$33 trillion in 2025 (+72% YoY) on a ~$300B market cap, with 30M+ active wallets. Full stablecoin statistics: holders, volume, uses.
Total crypto market cap: about $2.27 trillion as of July 29, 2026 -- down roughly 45% from the $4.27T October 2025 peak. Bitcoin dominance ~56.8%, stablecoins ~$308B.
Crypto card spending hit an $18 billion annualized run rate in late 2025. See what people buy with crypto -- top categories, transaction size, and more.
Not Bitcoin. About 90% of crypto-card volume now settles in stablecoins, and Solana has become the rail it moves on. The 2026 data on what people really spend.
We analyzed 1.1 million real crypto card purchases across 117 currencies. AI subscriptions, ride-hailing, and food delivery lead — with a median ticket of just $20. First-party SolCard spending data.
We analyzed 90 days of anonymized SolCard transactions. Ride-hailing and AI tools top the list, travel has the biggest ticket, and ~70% of deposits are on Solana.
The average Solana transaction costs ~$0.0008, versus ~$0.24 on Bitcoin and ~$0.18 on Ethereum in mid-2026. Full crypto network fee comparison by chain.
India leads the Chainalysis 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index, ahead of the US and Pakistan. Turkey ranked #11 in the 2024 index. Full country rankings for both years.
Crypto cards typically pay 1%-5% cashback, with top staking tiers up to 8%. Full crypto card rewards statistics, cashback rates by card, and adoption.
No issuer publishes an exact count, but the crypto card market is ~$2-4B in 2026 and card spending hit an $18B run rate. Full crypto card statistics.
Gen Z owns the most crypto -- about 51% own or have owned it, ahead of Millennials (49%) and Gen X (29%). Full generational breakdown for 2026.
Crypto remittances hit an estimated $27.9 billion in 2025 -- about 4% of the $685 billion global market. Full stats on cost, corridors, and growth.
Fewer than 1 million bitcoin are left to mine as of mid-2026 -- roughly 950,000 -- with about 20 million of the 21 million cap already in circulation.
An estimated 3 to 4 million BTC -- roughly 17-20% of Bitcoin's 21 million supply -- are lost forever. The data on lost coins, Satoshi's stash, and more.
As of mid-2026, roughly 121,500 Bitcoin addresses hold $1 million or more in BTC. The data on millionaire wallets, wealth tiers, whales, and people.
Roughly 220 million crypto wallets were active monthly in late 2024, but only 30-60 million are real people. Full wallet statistics and the users gap.
About 17,900 cryptocurrencies are actively tracked by CoinGecko as of July 2026, but CoinMarketCap's crawler counts 55+ million tokens created -- over half now dead.
Solana hosts hundreds of active dApps -- Alchemy lists 271 DeFi apps alone -- across roughly $5.5B in DeFi TVL as of 2026. Here is the full ecosystem breakdown.
About 39% of US merchants accept crypto in early 2026, with tens of thousands more advertising acceptance worldwide. Full adoption stats and big brands.
How many people own Bitcoin? An estimated 100-470 million worldwide in 2026, with Crypto.com data anchoring the figure near 365 million -- about 4.5%.
An estimated 560-741 million people own crypto worldwide in 2026, about 7-9% of the planet. Triple-A counts 562 million; Crypto.com's report counts 741 million.
As of 2026, roughly 9.1 million wallets hold Solana (SOL). Here is the data on SOL holders, active addresses, and why wallet counts overstate real owners.
Roughly 9.1 million Solana wallets hold SOL, while Solana logged ~29.8 million active addresses in a single week in 2026. Full wallet and account data.
Women make up about 39% of global crypto owners -- roughly 218 million people -- versus 61% men. Full breakdown of the crypto gender gap for 2026.
The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index puts Bitcoin's annualized electricity use at 138.2 TWh as of July 29, 2026; Digiconomist estimates 204.4 TWh.
Solana's real-world throughput runs 1,000-4,000 TPS against a 65,000 theoretical max, with an all-time peak near 6,284. Includes Visa's 65,000 TPS claim, sourced.
Solana processes ~100x more transactions per second than Ethereum at ~1/1,000th the fee, while Ethereum leads on TVL and market cap. Full data.
Stablecoins settled ~$33 trillion in 2025 (+72% YoY) on a ~$300B market cap, with 30M+ active wallets. Full stablecoin statistics: holders, volume, uses.
Total crypto market cap: about $2.27 trillion as of July 29, 2026 -- down roughly 45% from the $4.27T October 2025 peak. Bitcoin dominance ~56.8%, stablecoins ~$308B.
Crypto card spending hit an $18 billion annualized run rate in late 2025. See what people buy with crypto -- top categories, transaction size, and more.
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