Roughly 67 million U.S. adults now own cryptocurrency, up from about 55 million a year earlier, according to the National Cryptocurrency Association’s 2026 State of Crypto Holders Report. Construction and manufacturing workers represent 21% of holders, compared with 18% for technology workers and about 8% for finance professionals. The NCA surveyed 10,000 crypto holders from Feb. 12 to March 3, 2026. Women made up 42% of people who first bought crypto in 2025 or 2026, versus 34% among earlier adopters, while nearly 28% of new holders are over 55. Crypto is also being used for everyday activity: 41% of respondents said they send it to family and friends, and 40% use it for shopping and payments. More than half of holders have annual household incomes below $150,000, with nearly a quarter below $75,000. The broader user base could make cryptocurrency harder for regulators to treat as a niche market. Earlier figures shared from SALT put crypto-adjacent economic activity at $55 billion.