Crypto economy fell just 1.6% in 12 months despite $2.1 trillion market cap rout, Chainalysis says

PRICE MOVECrypto economy fell just 1.6% in 12months despite $2.1 trillion marketcap rout, Chainalysis says16IMPORTANCECLOSED3NEWS MEDIA3PIECESSep 23, 2026 13:00blockboard.net

Chainalysis said measured global crypto economic activity fell 1.6% over the 12 months ended June 30, even as the wider market lost about $2.1 trillion in capitalization. In that same period, Brazil ranked first in Chainalysis’ grassroots crypto adoption index, ahead of the US, and Brazil’s crypto economy reached $252.5 billion.

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Brazil ranked as the top country for grassroots crypto adoption in Chainalysis’ index and placed ahead of the US.
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Brazil’s crypto economy reached $252.5 billion over the 12 months ending June 30.
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Measured global crypto economic activity declined 1.6% over the 12 months ended June 30, while the crypto market lost about $2.1 trillion in capitalization.
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Domestic peer-to-peer transfers and cross-border stablecoin flows increased sharply during the period.
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Global activity totaled about $9.4 trillion in the year ended June 30.

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Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Brazilian users and businesses are the clearest immediate group affected because Brazil ranked first in grassroots crypto adoption and its crypto economy reached $252.5 billion over the 12 months ending June 30. That means activity in Brazil now stands out more than the US in this index, at least for the period measured.

What changed in practice is that measured crypto activity did not move in step with market value, since global activity still totaled about $9.4 trillion even as capitalization fell by about $2.1 trillion. At the same time, domestic peer-to-peer transfers and cross-border stablecoin flows were described as having grown sharply, so those channels remained active during the period.

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