A study has been done about cryptocurrencies in the United Kingdom. The aim of the study is to find out how popular is cryptocurrencies. Here are some results of the study:
- Over 70% of those surveyed haven’t heard of cryptocurrencies or didn’t know how to define one. This reflects that these digital currencies are still very young in still a tiny niche.
- Buying cryptocurrencies is not very popular. It was estimated that only 3% of the overall sample have done so in the past.
- Only 7% of those who haven’t bought any cryptocurrency so far would consider it in the future.
- Owners of cryptocurrencies tend to use their own money to buy it. None of the respondents reported borrowing money from financial firms or to friends and family. This means that people are not using much leverage.
- Only 8% of all cryptocurrency owners completed deep research before purchasing, with 16% doing no prior research.
- Over 1 in 3 have never checked the value of their cryptocurrency since purchasing.
- Around 40% of cryptocurrency owners expect to hold it for 3 or more years, while some report selling some or all of it already.