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US Hoovers up Bitcoin While the World Runs on Its Digital Dollars: Report
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Chainalysis research shows that the U.S. is HODLing hard.
Key facts
- The blockchain data said in its Wednesday report, “North America: Inside the Growth of Agentic Commerce,” that the U.S. became a net importer of Bitcoin in 2026, for the first time since 2022
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved bitcoin ETFs in January 2024 after a decade of denying the products
- Managed by Wall Street titans like BlackRock, Fidelity, and most recently, Morgan Stanley, the funds had the most successful debut in the history of ETFs
- In the 2026 period they continued to see stablecoins enter new use cases most especially abroad, benefitting the U.S. companies, and the U.S. government, with billions of dollars in economic
Summary
America is accumulating bitcoin while exporting dollar-pegged stablecoins to everyone else, according to a new Chainalysis report. The blockchain data said in its Wednesday report, “North America: Inside the Growth of Agentic Commerce,” that the U.S. became a net importer of Bitcoin in 2026, for the first time since 2022. According to the data, institutions this year have been buying bitcoin while retail largely sells. “A dollar stablecoin is a way to hold dollars without an American bank account, and Americans already have one,” the report read.