Bitcoin, Dogecoin Top Indian Crypto Pairings Across All Ages
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- CoinSwitch's Q2 2026 report found Bitcoin and Dogecoin were the most popular crypto pairing across every age group of Indian investors, followed by Bitcoin + Shiba Inu, Dogecoin + Shiba Inu, and Bitcoin + Ethereum.
- Investors aged 18-25 accounted for 54.4% of new investors added in Q2 2026, but were the only cohort to record more selling than buying, with a buy-to-sell ratio of 0.65.
- Investors aged 46 and above recorded the strongest buying conviction with a 1.14 buy-to-sell ratio, while the 36-45 cohort led in diversification with 9.1% holding 10 or more cryptos.
- Portfolio diversification rose with age: 59.2% of 18-25 year olds held just one crypto, falling to 36.3% among those aged 36-45.
- Uttar Pradesh was India's largest crypto market at 12.9% of total investment, followed by Maharashtra (12.4%), Karnataka (8.1%) and Delhi (7.4%).
- Bitcoin was the most preferred crypto in 9 of India's 10 largest investing states, with Andhra Pradesh the lone exception favoring Dogecoin.
Why it matters: The generational split reveals Indian crypto investing is bifurcating: the 18-25 cohort's 0.65 buy-to-sell ratio signals speculative, churn-heavy participation, while the 46+ group's 1.14 ratio and the 36-45 cohort's 9.1% multi-asset holders show deliberate portfolio construction — evidence CoinSwitch's co-founder cited of crypto maturing from 'emerging category' to established asset class.
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