Pew: Republican Crypto Adoption Surges to 22% as U.S. Usage Plateaus at 19%

A new Pew Research Center survey reveals U.S. crypto adoption has reached 19% of adults in 2026, only modestly above the 16% recorded in 2021, suggesting overall growth has stalled. The standout finding is a widening partisan divide: Republican and Republican-leaning adults now report 22% crypto usage, up sharply from 16% in 2021, while Democrat-leaning usage remains flat at 17%. Adoption is heavily concentrated among younger men and higher-income households, with 40% of men aged 30–49 and 27% of upper-income adults reporting usage, reinforcing that mainstreaming is uneven rather than broad-based.