91%
Crypto awareness
The category is mainstream knowledge, even if participation is not.
Market snapshot · UK
Crypto is widely known. Trust is still being earned.
The FCA's 2025 consumer study shows a market with near-universal awareness, lower ownership, larger portfolios and growing interest in stablecoins and regulation.
8%
Adult ownership
Down from 12% in the prior FCA wave; around 4.5 million adults by FCA estimate.
73%
Use centralised exchanges
The dominant way current users buy, sell and hold crypto.
58%
Know stablecoins
Awareness among crypto users rose five percentage points.
22%
Participate in staking
Participation fell five percentage points in the FCA's latest wave.
25%
Want more regulation
One in four said greater regulation would make them more likely to invest.
Source: FCA Cryptoassets Consumer Research 2025, published December 2025. Survey figures describe the research sample and methodology; they are not live market counts.
Trend 01
Fewer owners, larger holdings
Ownership fell in the latest wave, while holdings shifted upward. That points to a more concentrated market—not simple disappearance.
Trend 02
Stablecoins move closer to payments
Awareness is rising as the FCA and Bank of England build coordinated rules for qualifying and systemic payment stablecoins.
Trend 03
Regulation becomes a market signal
Final FCA rules arrived in June 2026. The gateway opens in September, ahead of the October 2027 regime start.
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