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Binance conducted a user survey on the current state of the crypto market and expectations for 2025. The survey polled over 27,000 Binance users from six continents, revealing insights into crypto adoption, regulations, and user trends. Key findings include expectations for increased crypto regulati...
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Binance user survey reveals insights into crypto market expectations for 2025
Expectations for crypto market in 2025: Regulatory changes, AI tokens, and blockchain technology
AI tokens expected to dominate the market in 2025, followed by memecoins and DeFi tokens
Survey highlights popular tokens among users: Memecoins, Bitcoin, and BNB
Influx of new crypto adopters with cautious yet active approach
Motivations for entering the crypto market: Rapid appreciation, decentralization, and speed of transactions
Binance Spot trading identified as the most popular product among users
Binance conducted a user survey on the current state of the crypto market and expectations for 2025. The survey polled over 27,000 Binance users from six continents, revealing insights into crypto adoption, regulations, and user trends. Key findings include expectations for increased crypto regulation and the anticipation of AI tokens leading market growth in 2025. The survey also highlights the popularity of Binance Spot trading and the influx of new adopters in the crypto space. Additionally, it explores user motivations for entering the crypto market and the most popular tokens among users. The survey provides a snapshot of user preferences and behaviors, indicating growing maturity and resilience in the crypto space.
EXPECTATIONS FOR CRYPTO MARKET IN 2025
A significant portion of the respondents expect to see more maturity and real-world relevance in the crypto industry in the coming year. A notable 19.4% of the sample expect increased crypto regulations over the next 12 months, while 16.1% anticipate greater participation from traditional financial institutions and institutional investors in the crypto space. Additionally, 16.5% foresee wider implementation of blockchain technology in real-world applications.
AI TOKENS ARE EXPECTED TO DOMINATE THE MARKET
Among emerging sub-sectors, our users expect AI tokens to lead the market in 2025 – 23.9% of our survey participants believe AI tokens will drive the market’s growth, making them the category of digital assets with the greatest perceived upward potential. Memecoins come in second, with 19.1% of respondents showing confidence in their potential rise, followed by DeFi tokens at 12.4% and layer-one tokens at 12.3%.
TOP HODL TOKENS – MEMECOINS, BITCOIN AND BNB
When it comes to the most popular tokens among users, memecoins lead the pack, with 16.1% of respondents currently holding them. Bitcoin is the second most-held asset at 14.4%, followed closely by BNB, sitting at 14.2%. Interestingly, for the survey participants, BNB holdings surpass ETH, which accounts for 11.0% of total holdings of survey participants. Other leading layer-one tokens collectively represent 10.4%. The survey results suggest that memecoins are not only popular in terms of current holdings but are also the class of digital assets that users are highly excited about for the future.
NEW CRYPTO ADOPTERS – A CAUTIOUS BUT ACTIVE APPROACH
The survey also highlights the influx of new adopters in the crypto space. Nearly half (45%) of respondents joined the crypto market in 2024, with 24.5% having entered in the past six months and 20.6% joining within the past year. While many new users are still finding their footing, 41.9% of respondents have been active in the crypto market for one to five years, highlighting a balanced mix of experience levels in the Binance community.
MOTIVATIONS FOR ENTERING THE CRYPTO MARKET
The survey also explored why users are drawn to the crypto space. Digital assets’ potential for rapid appreciation emerged as the leading motivator for our users, with 22.4% of respondents citing it as their main reason for joining. Decentralization and financial independence were also significant drivers, influencing 18.8% of participants. Meanwhile, 17.2% of respondents highlighted the speed and ease of transactions as a key factor in their decision to enter the market.
Binance Spot – The most popular product among users
The survey revealed that Binance Spot trading is the most widely used product among participants. Of the 27,000 respondents, 25.9% identified Binance Spot as their go-to product. Close behind is Binance Earn, with 25.3% of users actively utilizing its features to grow their crypto holdings. Binance Convert secured