Cryptocurrency ownership among U.S. investors with at least $10,000 in investable assets fell to 11%, down from 17% a year earlier, according to Gallup. The Washington-based research and analytics company based the finding on a June 1-15 poll of 2,043 U.S. adults, including more than 1,000 investors, released Sept. 21. Ownership among all adults also declined to 9% from 14%, although the investor rate remained above 6% in 2021 and 2% in 2018. Younger men continued to lead ownership, with 24% of male investors ages 18 to 49 holding cryptocurrency, while ownership was higher among upper-income investors than among middle- and lower-income groups. Risk concerns were widespread: 63% of investors called cryptocurrency very risky and 31% somewhat risky. Gallup found that 66% had no interest in crypto, while 19% were intrigued or planned to buy. Other surveys measure different populations or time periods, helping explain the variation in reported ownership. The Federal Reserve’s 2025 household survey found that 9% of adults had bought or held cryptocurrency as an investment during the prior year, while 2% used it for payments or transfers. Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland links participation to expected returns, diversification, knowledge and perceived risk; an experiment found that information about past crypto returns increased respondents’ desired allocations and subsequent purchases.