Singapore has emerged as the largest measured crypto economy in Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania, recording $284 billion in crypto activity between July 2025 and June 2026. Activity increased 55.4% year-on-year, despite the broader regional crypto economy contracting by 6.8%. Institutional platform activity was a major driver, rising 94% to $60 billion, while flows into centralised and decentralised exchanges also increased.
Key Overview
- Singapore recorded $284 billion in crypto activity during the 2026 reporting period.
- Its crypto economy grew 55.4% year-on-year.
- Institutional platform activity increased 94% to $60 billion.
- Centralised exchange flows rose 30%.
- Decentralised exchange flows increased 69%.
- The wider Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania region contracted 6.8%.
- Australia ranked second with $173.1 billion in crypto activity.
- Singapore’s cumulative net cross-border crypto inflow reached about $5 billion by mid-2026.
Singapore Becomes the Region’s Largest Crypto Economy
Singapore has strengthened its position in the regional digital-asset market, recording $284 billion in crypto activity between July 2025 and June 2026.
The figure represents a 55.4% growth from the previous year and places Singapore as the largest measured crypto economy across Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania.
The growth came despite the wider regional market contracting by 6.8% during the same period.
Singapore’s performance was supported by stronger institutional participation as well as increased activity across both centralised and decentralised exchanges.
Institutional Trading Drives Growth
Institutional activity was one of the biggest contributors to Singapore’s expansion.
Institutional-platform activity increased 94% to $60 billion during the reporting period.
The activity was concentrated among market makers, over-the-counter trading firms and institutional brokerages.
The increase was significantly stronger than institutional-platform growth across the rest of the region.
The figures point to greater participation by professional market participants and established trading infrastructure in Singapore’s crypto economy.
However, the growth was not limited to institutional platforms.
Centralised and Decentralised Exchanges Also Grow
Singapore recorded increases across other major parts of its crypto market.
Flows into centralised exchanges increased 30%, while flows into decentralised exchanges rose 69%.
This means the expansion was spread across multiple parts of the digital-asset market rather than being driven solely by institutional platforms.
The growth in exchange activity also comes as Singapore continues developing regulatory and market infrastructure around digital assets.
Regional Crypto Market Contracts
Singapore’s growth stands out against the broader performance of Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania.
The regional crypto economy contracted 6.8% between July 2025 and June 2026.
Despite the overall decline, several markets recorded growth in particular areas of crypto activity, including institutional trading, stablecoin transfers and peer-to-peer transactions.
Singapore and Australia recorded particularly strong institutional activity, while other markets showed growth in practical crypto use cases.
Australia Ranks Second
Australia was the region’s second-largest measured crypto economy, recording $173.1 billion in activity during the same period.
Its overall crypto activity declined by 5.6%, although institutional-platform activity increased 33.3%.
The contrast between Singapore and Australia highlights how institutional participation has become an important part of the region’s digital-asset market.
Singapore’s Cross-Border Crypto Flows Increase
Singapore also remained a net recipient of cross-border crypto value.
Its cumulative net inflow reached about $5 billion by mid-2026.
The development comes as cross-border digital-asset activity becomes increasingly important across the region.
Stablecoins have also become an important tool for moving value between countries, with cross-border stablecoin activity exceeding domestic activity across the markets covered by the regional analysis.
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Institutional Activity Concentrated Among Existing Platforms
Although institutional activity increased sharply, the growth was concentrated among a relatively small number of established market participants.
The increase was driven largely by higher transaction volumes from existing market makers, OTC firms and institutional brokerages rather than a large number of new services entering the market.
This distinction is important because the growth in transaction activity does not necessarily mean that crypto adoption expanded evenly across every type of user.
Instead, a substantial part of the increase came from higher-value activity within established institutional infrastructure.
Singapore’s Regulatory Framework Supports Institutional Activity
Singapore’s digital-asset market has also developed alongside a regulatory framework covering areas such as Digital Payment Tokens and stablecoins.
The country’s regulatory environment provides a framework through which regulated firms and institutional participants can assess and develop digital-asset use cases.
The combination of regulatory infrastructure and institutional participation has helped support Singapore’s position as a regional crypto-finance hub.
The growth also extends beyond trading, with tokenisation, payments and other financial-market applications becoming part of the broader digital-asset ecosystem.
Smaller Markets Show Different Adoption Patterns
While Singapore’s growth was strongly linked to institutional activity, other markets across the region displayed different forms of adoption.
The Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam recorded 5.4 million small-value peer-to-peer transfers during the reporting period.
These transfers represented 14.4% of global small-value P2P transfers despite the three countries accounting for only 2.5% of the global crypto economy.
This highlights the different ways digital assets are being used across the region, ranging from institutional trading and investment to payments and cross-border transfers.
Singapore’s Crypto Market Broadens
The latest figures show that Singapore’s crypto economy is expanding across several areas.
Alongside the 94% increase in institutional-platform activity, centralised exchange flows rose 30% and decentralised exchange flows increased 69%.
The combination suggests a market that is developing across both professional financial activity and digital-asset trading infrastructure.
At the same time, the regional decline shows that Singapore’s growth is occurring within a broader market environment where crypto activity is uneven across countries and use cases.
Outlook
Singapore’s crypto economy recorded strong growth during the year to June 2026, reaching $284 billion in activity and increasing 55.4% year-on-year.
Institutional activity was a major driver, with institutional-platform volumes rising 94% to $60 billion. Centralised and decentralised exchange flows also increased, while Singapore maintained positive net cross-border crypto flows.
The wider regional market contracted by 6.8%, making Singapore’s performance particularly notable within the Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania region.
The data also highlights a broader shift in regional crypto adoption, with institutional trading, stablecoins, tokenisation and cross-border payments developing alongside traditional crypto trading.
FAQs
1. How large is Singapore’s crypto economy?
Singapore recorded $284 billion in crypto activity between July 2025 and June 2026.
2. How much did Singapore’s crypto activity grow?
Singapore’s crypto activity increased 55.4% year-on-year during the reporting period.
3. What drove Singapore’s crypto growth?
Institutional-platform activity was a major driver, rising 94% to $60 billion. Centralised exchange flows increased 30%, while decentralised exchange flows rose 69%.
4. How did the wider regional crypto market perform?
The Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania crypto economy contracted 6.8%, although individual markets recorded growth in areas such as institutional activity, stablecoins and peer-to-peer transfers.
Sources: ForkLog | OneBullEx | CoinPasar
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