1、Page 12024 Crypto Adoption and Illicit Activity RTRM Labs 2024.All rights reserved.2024 Crypto Adoption and Illicit Exposure ReportDecember 2024TRMLABS.COMPage 22024 Crypto Adoption and Illicit Activity RTRM Labs 2024.All rights reserved.Key takeawaysIndia,Indonesia,Nigeria,the United States,and Vie
2、tnam are the top five countries leading crypto adoption in 2024.Kenya has seen the largest increase in crypto adoption(now at#17 vs.#32 in 2023),doubling its crypto transaction volume from 2023.North Korea,Nigeria,Georgia,the Philippines,and Russia are the top five countries with the highest proport
3、ion of illicit exposure for entities primarily located in their jurisdictions.The top ten countries for illicit exposure are largely driven by the exposure of their entities to sanctions or scams and fraud,which globally represent the largest illicit volumes on the blockchain.Page 22024 Crypto Adopt
4、ion and Illicit Activity RTRM Labs 2024.All rights reserved.Page 32024 Crypto Adoption and Illicit Activity RTRM Labs 2024.All rights reserved.MethodologyOur Country Crypto Adoption Index aims to capture the penetration of cryptocurrency usage in different countries,while taking into account the cou
5、ntrys overall economic conditions.We approximate the adoption of cryptocurrencies in each country by combining our proprietary on-chain data with web traffic data.Apportioning on-chain volumes for crypto intermediariesWe start with the on-chain incoming volume of different types of crypto intermedia
6、ries(e.g.exchanges,DeFis,payment services,etc.).We then apportion the on-chain incoming volume of a specific crypto intermediary to individual countries,according to how much web traffic to the crypto intermediary originates from each country.1 The resulting metric provides an estimation of the geog