Cryptocurrencies-i.e.,　digital　or　virtual　currencies　secured　by　cryptography　based　on　blockchain　technology,　such　as　Bitcoin　and　Ethereum-have　brought　transformative　changes　to　the　global　economic　landscape.　These　innovative　transaction　methods　have　rapidly　made　their　mark　in　the　financial　sector,　reshaping　the　dynamics　of　the　global　economy.　However,　there　remains　a　notable　hesitation　in　its　widespread　acceptance　and　adoption,　largely　due　to　misconceptions　and　lack　of　proper　guidance　about　its　use.　Such　gaps　in　understanding　create　an　opportunity　to　address　these　concerns.　Using　the　technology　acceptance　model　(TAM),　this　study　develops　a　parsimonious　model　to　explain　the　awareness,　acceptance,　and　adoption　of　cryptocurrency.　The　model　was　assessed　using　partial　least　squares　structural　equation　modeling　(PLS-SEM)　with　a　sample　of　332　participants　aged　18　to　40　years.　The　findings　suggest　that　cryptocurrency　awareness　plays　a　direct,　positive,　and　significant　role　in　shaping　cryptocurrency　adoption　and　that　this　positive　relationship　is　mediated　by　factors　that　exemplify　cryptocurrency　acceptance,　namely　the　ease　of　use　and　usefulness　of　cryptocurrency.　The　results　also　reveal　that　trust　is　a　significant　factor　that　strengthens　these　direct　and　mediating　relationships.　These　insights　emphasize　the　necessity　of　fostering　an　informed　understanding　of　cryptocurrencies　to　accelerate　their　broader　adoption　in　the　financial　ecosystem.　By　addressing　the　misconceptions　and　reinforcing　factors　like　ease　of　use,　usefulness,　and　trust,　policymakers　and　financial　institutions　can　better　position　themselves　to　integrate　and　promote　cryptocurrency　in　mainstream　financial　systems.