At least 2% of Moldova's population owns cryptocurrency, and Moldova ranks 12th out of 40 countries included in the EBRD rating in terms of cryptocurrency adoption
CryptoDigest Moldova Telegram channel provided this data, noting that it is contained in the Regional Economic Prospects report published by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in September. In the ranking of countries with the highest level of cryptocurrency adoption, our country is between Ghana and Tunisia, while Romania is in 21st place. Ukraine is the leader in the ranking. The top 10 also includes Nigeria, Turkey, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Poland, Lebanon, Georgia, and Bulgaria. Ghana is in 11th place, Moldova is in 12th, and Tunisia is in 13th. It should be noted that the data is for 2023. According to the EBRD report, of the approximately 560 million cryptocurrency owners worldwide, 37 million (7%) are located in EBRD regions. This is broadly proportional to the economic size of the EBRD regions: they represent 12% of the world's population and 6% of global GDP at market exchange rates. EBRD experts note the growth in the use of stablecoins, which have become attractive for daily transactions, remittances, and savings in countries with high inflation or capital restrictions. For example, in African countries, stablecoins are mainly used for money transfers, where the average cost of sending $200 is estimated at 6% compared to 14% for traditional methods of transferring fiat money. In the case of Ukraine, the analysis mentions that $882 million was spent on the purchase of bitcoins. The report also used data from Chainalysis' Geography of Cryptocurrency Report 2025. According to this study, Moldova ranks second in the world in terms of cryptocurrency adoption relative to population and income. //26.09.2025 – InfoMarket.
