The shift is sharp: 46% of global respondents named inflation protection as their main reason to enter the market, up from nearly 30% in Q1.
In the Middle East the figure climbed from 27% to 45%. At the same time, the survey shows fewer very large accounts in East Asia: wallets holding over $20,000 slipped from 39% to 33%.
Mid-range holdings, in the $5k–$20k range, are increasing. Those trends indicate some profit-taking as well as regulatory conservatism, whereas more run-of-the-mill investors invested smaller amounts.
That points to social and community-driven activity, where token drops, staking, and yield products can draw people in as much as price moves do.
South Asia stands out for trading. Spot trading made up 52% of user activity there, and 53% of South Asian users cited financial independence as their goal.
Across regions, public chain tokens remain the most held assets: over 65% of users worldwide include them in portfolios. That rises to 74% in Latin America and 70% in Southeast Asia.
Tracy Jin, MEXC’s COO, said the company plans to tailor offerings to where demand is strongest, while aiming to keep its platform trusted across markets.
Short-lived hype around memecoins and AI tokens is likely, but core public chain holdings are expected to keep their grip on portfolios.
Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
