🚀 From Gaming to Real Estate: How Different Generations Are Actually Spending Crypto

[AIcash]

For years, crypto had a reputation: speculative bets, moon missions, and meme coins. But a new survey by Bitget Wallet (4,599 users) shows a shift — people aren’t just hodling, they’re swiping.

Gen Z: Daily Drivers & Gamers

39% spend crypto on gaming.

36% use it for daily purchases & travel bookings.
Gen Z is turning crypto into a “tap-to-pay” lifestyle — coffee, games, tickets.

Gen X: Big Spenders

40% use crypto for travel, digital products & real estate.
For Gen X, crypto isn’t about snacks or skins — it’s booking trips and signing deeds.

Millennials: The All-Rounders

Millennials spread it across travel, subscriptions, digital goods. They’re comfortable mixing crypto with everyday financial life, bridging convenience with flexibility.

Regional Trends

Southeast Asia → Gaming & gifting (41%)

East Asia → Daily purchases & digital goods (41%)

Africa → Education & cross-border payments (38%)

Latin America → Digital products (38%) & online shopping (35%)

Middle East → Luxury & lifestyle (31% luxury goods, 29% cars)

And it’s not just retail: Emirates Airline just signed with Crypto.com Pay to integrate crypto into its booking system. ️

Why This Is Working

Bitget CMO Jamie Elkaleh points out that QR codes for small shops + card integrations for bigger retailers = crypto payments that feel just like regular shopping. Merchants get the bonus of avoiding exchange headaches.

Bottom line: Crypto is moving from charts to checkouts.
The next big adoption wave may not be driven by traders — but by people booking flights, paying tuition, or just buying their daily latte.

[Nahid10]

It’s encouraging to see crypto entering everyday life, but we shouldn’t get carried away just yet. Surveys show intent, but widespread usage still depends on stability, transaction costs, and regulatory clarity. For example, in many countries, merchants may accept crypto payments, but the backend instantly converts them into fiat to avoid volatility — so is that true adoption or just a workaround? Also, the Gen Z enthusiasm for daily payments is great, but until scalability issues are fully solved, mass retail usage could face bottlenecks. Crypto is evolving from charts to checkouts, but it still has big hurdles to clear.

[kelson10]

It’s encouraging to see crypto entering everyday life, but we shouldn’t get carried away just yet. Surveys show intent, but widespread usage still depends on stability, transaction costs, and regulatory clarity. For example, in many countries, merchants may accept crypto payments, but the backend instantly converts them into fiat to avoid volatility — so is that true adoption or just a workaround? Also, the Gen Z enthusiasm for daily payments is great, but until scalability issues are fully solved, mass retail usage could face bottlenecks. Crypto is evolving from charts to checkouts, but it still has big hurdles to clear.