MarketsChainalysis · 2026.10.30 · Collected
MENA crypto markets: licensing, conflict and connectivity
Chainalysis puts MENA's crypto economy at $443.3 billion for July 2025–June 2026, down 1.4%, while the UAE grew 32%, highlighting regional differences.
The report links shifts in Türkiye to its licensing transition and observes falling bitcoin transactions during Iranian internet shutdowns. This is period-specific activity research; regional totals do not directly measure payment adoption.
A flat regional total can conceal concentration in one market and contraction elsewhere. Separate countries, service types and connectivity conditions before treating different changes as one adoption story.