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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Over 90% of all crypto owners hold some kind of memecoin, a new Gemini report finds. Perhaps that’s not too unusual, degens being what they are. But in France, 19% of crypto investors who held both traditional crypto and meme coins reported buying memes first. In the UK, that percentage rose to 28%. In Australia, it was 30%. And it wasn’t just that more people bought memes; more people bought crypto in general. Here’s what the survey found. Global Crypto Ownership Increased Nearly a quarter of all surveyed UK residents said they own crypto. In the US, the number was only slightly lower at 22%. In the four countries surveyed in both 2024 and 2025, ownership increased across the board. More and more people are buying crypto, indicating growing adoption and cultural acceptance. That’s helped by favorable government policies – especially in the US. Per the report: As goes the US, so goes the world; the US reserve strategy – influenced heavily by Michael Saylor and Strategy – has had an impact globally. That’s right – for all his bluster, Trump is at least partially correct; he is the Crypto President after all, and he’s boosting crypto in the US and beyond. And his move to launch his own memecoin – $TRUMP – might have been particularly savvy, as investors are increasingly starting their crypto adventures with memes. Dogecoin Before Bitcoin? In the US, 31% of crypto and meme coin holders claimed they started with meme coins. It might seem outlandish, but the findings point to meme coins being a sort of onramp or gateway to the broader crypto economy. Take France, where 67% of crypto investors hold memecoins. Investors are starting with meme coins and then…

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