North America: Inside the Growth of Agentic Commerce

North America was the most influential region for crypto markets globally in the 12 months ending July 1, 2026 (our 2026 reporting period). With the United States’ deep investor base providing the capital, lawmakers updating regulations, stablecoins providing a currency, and businesses bringing crypto ever-closer to traditional finance, what happens in North America’s crypto industry gets exported to the world. Indeed, the U.S. and Canada topped our “big-money index,” an unweighted measurement of the sheer crypto-economic power of the countries we cover.