MCP Adoption Surges Past 97 Million Monthly Downloads Amidst Crypto Sector's Growing Interest

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a rapidly growing open standard for agentic artificial intelligence applications. With over 97 million monthly SDK downloads as of March 2026, it has become the primary infrastructure layer for developers building AI-powered tools and services.

Since its launch in late 2024, MCP has gained widespread adoption across various industries, including the crypto sector. BitGo, Coinbase, Crypto.com, CoinGecko, and deBridge have each released official MCP servers to connect AI agents to their platforms, enabling seamless interactions with external tools, databases, and APIs.

The MCP protocol defines how AI models connect to external tools and data sources without requiring custom integrations for each model. This standardized approach has simplified the development process, allowing developers to expose a single MCP server and gain compatibility across multiple AI clients.