Bitso's 2025 Crypto Landscape report revealed 40% of Latin American crypto purchases used dollar-linked stablecoins like USDT and USDC. Bitcoin accounted for 52% of all cryptocurrency portfolios in the region. The data offers the latest snapshot of how users interact with crypto there.
Stablecoin Transaction Patterns
Every ten crypto buys in Latin America last year included four settled in dollar-pegged stablecoins. The report, based solely on Bitso platform activity, didn't specify country-level variations. Users favored USDT and USDC for these transactions without mentioning why.
Bitcoin as Portfolio Anchor
More than half of all cryptocurrency holdings belonged to Bitcoin. The report didn't compare this to previous years or explain the preference. It simply stated Bitcoin remained the top asset across Bitso's Latin American user base.
What the Data Doesn't Say
The study only covered 2025 activity. It provided no forecasts or projections for current trends. Nor did it analyze why stablecoins dominated purchases while Bitcoin led holdings. The report focused strictly on those two metrics without additional context.
Next year's update will be the first to show 2026 patterns.
