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OSC Crypto Assets Survey 2025 Report: Canadians Show Growing Awareness, Ownership And Optimism Toward Cryptocurrency Assets

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On July 28, 2026, the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) released its 2025 Crypto Assets Survey.[1] The report provides a useful snapshot of how Canadians engage with cryptocurrency assets...

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A high-level summary of the Ontario Securities Commission’s 2025 Crypto Assets Survey

On July 28, 2026, the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) released its 2025 Crypto Assets Survey.1 The report provides a useful snapshot of how Canadians engage with cryptocurrency assets at a time when digital asset markets are becoming more mainstream. Conducted as the third wave of the OSC’s cryptocurrency research survey, the 2025 survey examines four key categories:

  1. awareness, ownership, and uptake of cryptocurrency;
  2. investor knowledge and information about cryptocurrency;
  3. engagement with cryptocurrency-related activities and platforms; and
  4. attitudes toward emerging products, and Canadians’ expectations for cryptocurrency’s future role in the financial system.

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