Visa and CoinShares Survey Shows Rising Interest in Stablecoins in the Asia-Pacific Region
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The two surveys said that Asia-Pacific consumers’ interest in stablecoin payments is increasing, while affluent investors in multiple markets already hold digital assets.
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Visa and CoinShares Survey: Consumers’ and Affluent Investors’ Interest in Crypto Assets Is Growing
PANews October 5 news, citing The Block, reported that a Visa and CoinShares survey showed rising interest among Asia-Pacific consumers in stablecoin payments, while affluent investors in Europe and the United States already hold a considerable amount of crypto assets. The Visa survey showed that 46%of Asia-Pacific respondents may use stablecoins within the next 5 years, while the proportion that had used them in the past 12 months was 16%；66%were aware of stablecoins, but only 6%could accurately understand how they work, and 38%of non-users were concerned about fraud. The CoinShares survey showed that most affluent investors in seven markets already held digital assets, with the proportion ranging from 54%in Sweden to 70%in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, with allocations concentrated at approximately 10%。80%of digital asset investors hold Bitcoin, and at least 85%of existing investors plan to increase their exposure over the next 2026 years, while only 6%are primarily positioned as short-term traders.
The Visa survey showed that 46%of Asia-Pacific respondents may use stablecoins within the next 5 years, while the proportion that had used them in the past 12 months was 16%。
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66%of Asia-Pacific respondents were aware of stablecoins, but only 6%could accurately understand how they work.
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38%of non-users of stablecoins were concerned about fraud.
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The CoinShares survey showed that most affluent investors in seven markets already held digital assets, with the proportion ranging from 54%in Sweden to 70%in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
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Affluent investors’ digital asset allocations were concentrated at approximately 10%。
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80%of digital asset investors hold Bitcoin.
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At least 85%of existing investors plan to increase their exposure over the next 2026 years, while only 6%are primarily positioned as short-term traders.
AI-assisted interpretation
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The survey results indicate that respondents already have a certain level of interest in and holdings of stablecoins and digital assets. However, willingness to use stablecoins in the future does not mean they will definitely use them, and plans to increase investments do not mean that funds have already been invested; meanwhile, insufficient understanding of stablecoins and concerns about fraud remain obstacles.
Why it matters to readers
These data can be used to observe demand for stablecoin payments and the degree of acceptance of digital assets in affluent investors’ portfolios, but they only reflect the respondents’ answers and cannot directly prove overall market adoption rates or future capital inflows.
Beginners should focus on distinguishing between “willingness to use,” “investment plans,” and “actual use or purchases.” A high survey percentage does not mean that prices will necessarily rise and should not be used as the sole basis for investment decisions.
Risks and unknowns
The original article is PANews’ account of The Block’s report and does not provide the original Visa and CoinShares survey reports.
The sample size, sampling method, survey period, and complete list of the seven markets were not specified.
It remains unclear whether “may use” and “plans to increase exposure” will translate into actual action.
The specific statistical definitions of “a considerable amount” and “allocations concentrated at approximately 10%of the portfolio” were not specified.
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Stablecoin
An asset that seeks to track a reference value and is subject to risks including depegging, reserves, and redemption.
