Crypto alternate Kraken stated Tuesday it has carried out an evaluation of hundreds of thousands of Australian wallets, revealing altering developments in buying and selling habits and asset preferences.
In accordance with the evaluation, Bitcoin stays probably the most actively traded crypto by Australian customers, accounting for 27% of all buying and selling volumes throughout the nation between Might 2023 and Might 2024, barely above the worldwide common of 26%.
Solana (SOL) has additionally gained traction, making up 10% of buying and selling volumes, in comparison with 7.8% globally.
In response, Kraken launched a SOL/AUD buying and selling pair in June 2024.
Jonathan Miller, managing director of Kraken Australia, stated the introduction of recent buying and selling pairs similar to SOL/AUD is a direct response to the calls for of Australian clients, and that Kraken will proceed to adapt its choices to the wants of every market.
Ethereum is available in third place, making up 9.6% of buying and selling volumes for Australian shoppers, which is barely decrease than the worldwide charge of 9.9%.
The nation’s desire for digital property stays excessive, in line with a latest evaluation carried out by comparability web site Finder. Out of 26 million, 17.7% of the inhabitants owns crypto. That is effectively above the worldwide common of 11.4%, Finder says.
Memecoins
The evaluation by Kraken additionally revealed a rising curiosity in rising memecoins amongst Australian buyers.
Roughly 2.65% of Australian Kraken shoppers maintain PEPE, almost double the worldwide common of 1.5%, the alternate stated.
Equally, Solana-based meme coin Dogwifhat (WIF) is held by 1.58% of Australian customers, in comparison with 0.45% globally, and BONK by 1.5% versus 0.67% globally.
This contrasts with world developments favoring extra established memecoins like DOGE and SHIB, with DOGE held by 6.65% of Australians and SHIB by 3.89%, each decrease than their world counterparts.
Ethereum dominates the portfolios of Australian shoppers, representing 49.3% of the typical crypto asset steadiness, considerably increased than the worldwide common of 29.25%.
Particular person asset holders embody 35.6% for Bitcoin, 29.8% for Ethereum, 11.8% for Solana, 11.88% for Cardano, and 11.83% for Polkadot.
