{"id":62237,"date":"2026-04-16T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/62237\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:59:36","slug":"crypto-ownership-in-denmark-flat-at-4-despite-global-hype-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/62237\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Ownership in Denmark Flat at 4% Despite Global Hype \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n

Danmarks Nationalbank found 4% of Danes owned crypto in 2025, showing ownership has stalled since 2023. Most local investors hold BTC or ETH, though Danish bank caution keeps adoption below 11% in Norway. Future trading will likely center on MiCA authorized platforms as only a small share use private wallets. Demographic Trends and Preferred Assets <\/p>\n

Approximately 200,000, or 4%, of Danish citizens owned cryptocurrencies in 2025, the same as in 2023, a new central bank study<\/a> revealed. According to the study report, crypto-asset ownership among citizens seems broadly in line with 2023 levels despite the increased international attention the assets received last year. However, the proportion of Danes who own crypto\u2014found in a survey of 3,013 citizens aged 15 and older\u2014is slightly lower than the 6% (300,000) reported in a 2024 study by the Danish Ministry of Taxation.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the latest Danmarks Nationalbank survey found crypto-asset ownership<\/a> is most common among citizens under 40 and gradually declines with age. Around 80% of crypto owners hold one of three cryptocurrencies: bitcoin ( BTC), ethereum ( ETH<\/a>) or XRP<\/a>. On the other hand, only 20% of respondents said they hold stablecoins<\/a> in their portfolios.<\/p>\n

The study also noted that crypto<\/a> ownership in the country is much lower than in fellow Scandinavian Norway, where it stood at around 11%. While this difference can be attributed to various factors such as methodological differences or sample selection, the survey findings could reflect a historical bias<\/a> against crypto-assets by banks.<\/p>\n

\u201cDanish financial institutions have historically taken a cautious approach to crypto-assets. This is reflected, among other things, in the fact that most Danish institutions have previously not allowed their customers to purchase crypto-assets via their platforms and have discouraged such investments on the grounds that they involve high risk,\u201d the survey report states.<\/p>\n

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Valuation and Income Distribution <\/p>\n

In terms of average holdings, the study found most respondents report total crypto-asset holdings with an estimated value below $1,575 (10,000 Danish krone), and only a small share report holdings valued above $7,880.<\/p>\n

Overall, the value of crypto-assets held by Danish citizens ranged between $472 million and $1.26 billion. Regarding the disparity between lower- and higher-income groups, the report states:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe income distribution shows that crypto-owners are overrepresented in the higher income groups compared with others, and vice versa. The relatively higher income suggests that crypto-owners are more likely to have the financial capacity to invest in high-risk assets.\u201d<\/p>\n

The survey also found most citizens in Denmark trade and hold their crypto-assets through platforms authorized and subject to supervision under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. Only a smaller share report holding crypto-assets in their own wallets, where custody takes place without the involvement of a third party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key Takeaways: Danmarks Nationalbank found 4% of Danes owned crypto in 2025, showing ownership has stalled since 2023.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[7775,27,26],"class_list":["post-62237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-denmark","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-danmark","tag-denmark"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116413803140252083","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}