A big share of US adults imagine cryptocurrencies lack safety and reliability, in response to a brand new Pew Analysis Heart examine.
The Pew Analysis Heart carried out the survey from March Thirteenth-Nineteenth by asking inquiries to 10,701 US adults who’re members of Pew Analysis Heart’s American Tendencies Panel (ATP), an internet survey panel recruited by means of a random sampling of residential addresses.
The examine finds that 39% of adults who’ve heard about cryptocurrency are in no way assured within the reliability and security of digital property, whereas a further 36% should not very assured.
On the opposite finish of the spectrum, solely 2% of adults are extraordinarily assured in cryptocurrencies, whereas 4% are very assured in crypto, per the examine. About 18% say they’re considerably assured.
The examine additionally finds that attitudes about cryptocurrencies differ broadly based mostly on demographics.
“Whereas concern about cryptocurrency is broad, some teams of Individuals are extra involved than others. As an example, adults ages 50 and older who’ve heard about cryptocurrency are extra probably than their youthful counterparts to say they don’t seem to be assured in its reliability and security (85% vs. 66%).
Girls are additionally barely extra skeptical of investing in, buying and selling or utilizing cryptocurrencies. Amongst Individuals who’ve heard about cryptocurrency, 80% of girls say they don’t seem to be assured in it, in contrast with 71% of males.”
US adults who use, commerce or put money into crypto have remained largely unchanged at 17% when in comparison with the earlier research carried out by Pew Analysis Heart in 2021 and 2022.
The examine additionally reveals that just about a 3rd of respondents who held digital property earlier than bought out of the crypto markets.
“Roughly three-in-ten adults (31%) who’ve ever invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency say they at present do not need any cryptocurrency. Nonetheless, a majority (69%) say they do at present have cryptocurrency.”
Lastly, the survey finds that just about half of crypto traders say that their portfolios have carried out worse than anticipated.
“A plurality of cryptocurrency customers (45%) report that their investments have carried out worse than they anticipated, a consequence that’s statistically unchanged since July 2022, when the Heart final requested about this. As compared, 15% say their investments have completed higher than anticipated, 32% say they’ve completed about the identical as anticipated and seven% are uncertain.”
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