Bitcoin’s share of the global crypto market rose to 58.2%, while BTC emerged as the most-held digital asset across every major Indian city and demographic cohort on CoinDCX. At the same time, meme tokens lost prominence, accounting for just 12.17% of trading volume, compared with 32.87% for Layer-1 assets, signalling a clear preference for utility-driven investments, according to the H1 2026 Investor Report by CoinDCX.
The report reveals a significant evolution in investor behaviour, with Indian crypto participants increasingly favouring long-term accumulation, large-cap digital assets, and disciplined portfolio construction over speculative trading.
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The report said that the findings come amid one of the most complex macroeconomic environments in recent years, marked by interest-rate uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and heightened volatility across global asset classes. Despite these conditions, CoinDCX data indicate that Indian investors continued to accumulate digital assets during periods of market weakness rather than reducing their exposure.
Global Bitcoin ETF AUM has crossed $105 billion, while meme token volume share has dropped to 12.17%. Layer-1 assets now account for 32.87% of trading volume, and the average investor age has risen to 30–31 years.
The average age of CoinDCX investors was 30–31 years during H1 2026. The 30–45 age cohort expanded its share of the investor base from 36% to 38%, making it the only demographic segment to gain share during the period. This cohort typically represents investors with higher disposable income, longer investment horizons, and more structured portfolio allocation strategies
The report further highlighted that CoinDCX crosses 2.2 crore registered users. "The most important takeaway from H1 2026 is not what happened to prices, it is what happened to investor behaviour. Indian investors are demonstrating greater discipline, longer-term thinking, and stronger conviction than we've seen in previous market cycles,” said Sumit Gupta, Co-founder, CoinDCX.
“Bitcoin's leadership across every city and age group, the rise of systematic investing during market corrections, and the shift toward utility-driven assets all point to the same conclusion: India's crypto market is maturing. Investors are no longer participating on the sidelines of a trend; they are positioning around a long-term structural opportunity,” Gupta further said.
The report highlighted that CoinDCX executed a Rs 111 crore ESOP liquidity event for over 500 current and former employees, the largest in the history of the Indian virtual digital asset industry.
The group committed Rs 100 crore to the independent Digital Suraksha Network (DSN) to develop cyber safety infrastructure and combat online fraud. The platform secured an official Class 09 trademark registration for "COINDCX" from the Government of India to fast-track legal action against cloned apps and fraud sites.
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