94% of meme coin holders also invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum later.
\nUS leads in meme coin adoption, with 31% starting their crypto journey with them.
\nMeme coins now have a combined market cap of $74.4 billion.<\/p>\n
Meme coins are no longer just a punchline in the crypto world.<\/p>\n
A new study by Gemini suggests these internet-born tokens are now the entry point for over 30% of new cryptocurrency users across key markets like the US, UK, and Australia.<\/p>\n
According to the State of Crypto 2025 report<\/a>, meme coins such as Dogecoin and PEPE are not only attracting first-time investors but also acting as stepping stones into more established digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).<\/p>\n This finding highlights a broader shift in investor behaviour and growing convergence between retail trends and institutional access.<\/p>\n The report draws on data from 7,205 respondents across six countries and reveals that meme coins serve as early training tools for new investors.<\/p>\n In the US, 31% of those who own both meme coins and traditional cryptocurrencies said they bought meme tokens first.<\/p>\n The trend is mirrored across other markets, with 30% in Australia, 28% in the UK, 23% in Singapore, 22% in Italy, and 19% in France following a similar pattern.<\/p>\n This shift in entry behaviour reflects meme coins\u2019 growing role in demystifying wallets, decentralised exchanges, and tokenomics.<\/p>\n Gemini\u2019s data shows that 94% of meme coin holders eventually invest in major cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n This progression underlines the fact that meme tokens act as gateways rather than endpoints in crypto journeys.<\/p>\n The increasing legitimacy of meme coins coincides with a significant institutional push into digital assets.<\/p>\n The Gemini report finds that 39% of US investors now hold crypto through exchange-traded funds (ETFs).<\/p>\n These regulated instruments are bringing new credibility to the space and creating overlap with retail-driven segments like meme coins.<\/p>\n Combined market capitalisation for meme coins currently stands at $74.4 billion, according to CoinGecko.<\/p>\n What started as parody has developed into a meaningful vertical within the broader crypto market.<\/p>\n The synergy between viral meme content and professionalised investment vehicles suggests that crypto adoption is maturing in complexity and scale.<\/p>\n Adding further momentum is the political backdrop in the US. President Donald Trump has voiced support for crypto, even proposing the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.<\/p>\n His stance aligns with a wider regulatory shift that includes approvals for spot Bitcoin ETFs.<\/p>\n Together, these factors contribute to a climate that supports both the entertainment value of meme coins and the financial rigour of traditional crypto investments.<\/p>\n The latest sentiment from industry insiders supports the growing seriousness around meme coin investment.<\/p>\n Justin Sun, founder of Tron and an advisor to Huobi Global, also commented on this trend<\/a>.<\/p>\n He highlighted that success in meme coins requires more than virality\u2014it demands genuine community engagement.<\/p>\n For Sun, this means looking beyond follower counts to actual participation and interest.<\/p>\n He described meme coin projects as requiring the same level of commitment as major crypto platforms to gain traction and achieve long-term viability.<\/p>\n The post Over 30% of new crypto users start with meme coins, says Gemini\u2019s 2025 report<\/a> appeared first on CoinJournal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 94% of meme coin holders also invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum later. US leads in meme coin adoption, with 31% starting their crypto journey with them. Meme coins now have a combined market cap of $74.4 billion. Meme coins are no longer just a punchline in the crypto world. A new study by Gemini suggests […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3590","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ethereum"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Gemini report shows meme coins as crypto onboarding tools<\/h2>\n
Institutional crypto access rises as meme coins gain ground<\/h2>\n
Community engagement now drives meme coin valuation<\/h2>\n