Finder conducted a survey among 22 countries to measure the use of cryptocurrencies around the globe, locating Mexico in the ninth box where Nigeria tops the ranking.
The Finder platform provided the data that a 12% of the Mexican adult population obtains cryptocurrencies, information released on its website by the newspaper The Economist last October 25, 2021.
On Latin America the use and knowledge of cryptocurrencies has been increasing. Based on Finder’s analysis in Mexico, it found that the country is above the USA, which only has an average of 10% of the population that indicates that they have a cryptocurrency.
Finder mentioned that the highest percentage in the Mexican population for the use of cryptocurrencies among the women and men surveyed, it is held by women with more than 50% of owning some type of cryptocurrency of their own. On the other hand, men only reached a percentage no greater than 46% in owning some type of cryptocurrency.
Although in Mexico cryptocurrency is not legal tender, it has been a pioneer in regulating the use of cryptocurrencies and operations in digital exchanges.
On the other hand, that Mexico is one of the countries with a good percentage rate in cryptocurrencies makes it have a more regulated and controlled cryptocurrency market, having less risk in illicit applications than other Latin American countries.
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