🔍 Fresh data → crypto still niche in the U.S.:
• Just 14% of adults own BTC/altcoins; ownership spikes to 25% among men 18-49, but only 8-12 % in other groups.
• 4% say they’ll “probably” buy soon; a hefty 60% have zero interest; another 17 % are merely curious.
• Awareness ≠ understanding: 95% have heard the term, yet only 35% claim they “know something” about how crypto works.
• Among stock-market investors, ownership has jumped from 6% (2021) to 17% today—momentum, but still a minority.
• Poll ran before the GENIUS Act was signed, so regulatory clarity could bump these numbers by year-end.
Takeaways for builders & traders:
1️⃣ Main-street adoption gap is educational, not just regulatory—simpler UX is king.
2️⃣ Marketing should target the “curious 17%” with clear value props, not the 60% who’ve tuned out.
3️⃣ Institutional inflows can rise even while retail remains on the sidelines—watch ETF data for the next wave.
Source: @Gallup Panel survey, 2-15 June 2025
ALT Bar chart from Gallup June 2025 poll illustrating U.S. adults’ current cryptocurrency ownership, likelihood of buying soon, intrigue without intent, and lack of interest, segmented by gender, age, income, party affiliation and ideology.
ALT Bar chart from Gallup June 2025 survey showing percentage of U.S. adults who ‘know something about cryptocurrency’ versus those who consider it ‘very risky,’ broken down by gender, age, income, party ID and political ideology.
Ever seen “chart graffiti”?
Here’s how the $ALPHA artist literally wrote ALPHA on the 1-min candles:
1️⃣ Launch a low-liquidity token (own the LP).
2️⃣ Freeze wider market by pulling most liquidity—order book becomes canvas.
3️⃣ Script a bot that drip-feeds buys & sells at pre-plotted price/ time grids.
4️⃣ Each vertical bar = stacked market orders; gaps = no trades.
5️⃣ After the “signature,” restore liquidity (or rug 😅).
Yes, it’s pure meme-engineering—fun to watch, deadly to chase.
We’d rather draw art with utility, not wallets.
🔍 Tokenized equities just landed on Solana: Raydium + Backed roll out xStocks so you can trade $NVDA, $TSLA, MSTR, even SPY on-chain, 24/7, near-instant settlement. Internet capital markets, upgraded.
Quick Takeaways:
1️⃣ Raydium becomes the liquidity hub for 60+ blue-chip xStocks
2️⃣ SPL tokens (xNVDA, xTSLA …) are backed 1-for-1 by real shares
3️⃣ Self-custody, global access, T+0 settlement—TradFi speed run complete
Follow @Modus for more 🚀
ALT Raydium and xStocks logos sit side-by-side on Solana
🔍 Mastercard + Fiserv just unveiled FIUSD — a USD-pegged stablecoin you can spend at 150 M+ @Mastercard merchants worldwide.
TradFi ↔ Web3 keeps tightening.
1️⃣ Swap $ ↔ FIUSD directly on Mastercard rails
2️⃣ No new hardware for 150 M merchants
3️⃣ Card giants hedge fee risk as stablecoins scale
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ALT FIUSD - Stablecoin on Mastercard rails
