What to do with a hundo? Participants in the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey were asked how they would invest a hypothetical hundred dollars. Most respondents in Mexico said they would go all in on crypto. Respondents in Brazil mainly answered that they would invest in crypto and traditional stocks. In the U.S. respondents said …
Simplify, simplify According to the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey, most of the world still thinks that purchasing crypto is cumbersome. Put another way, of the survey respondents who answered from the U.S., 38 percent said purchasing crypto was easy. Meanwhile, 36 percent of respondents from Mexico and 31 percent from Brazil said purchasing crypto …
Bitcoin as a safe haven Participants in the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey were asked about how they felt about their traditional government-backed fiat currencies. The largest response in the U.S. (39 percent) said that they felt the dollar was somewhat stable, while 24 percent reported feeling that the dollar was somewhat unstable. Of the …
Crypto portfolio size According to the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey, most respondents who own crypto report owning more than one kind of cryptocurrency or crypto token. In Mexico and Brazil, the number of cryptos owned ranged from one to five. In the U.S., the average respondent owned six cryptocurrencies. A basket approach to cryptocurrency …
The crypto market never sleeps According to the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey, 12 percent of participants in the U.S. are planning to buy or sell cryptocurrencies in the next six months. In Mexico, 28 percent of participants say they are planning to buy or sell cryptocurrency in the next six months, and in Brazil …
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DeFi is still fuzzy According to the results from the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey, only three percent of respondents could answer a question defining decentralized finance, or DeFi. Of the respondents, more than half (55 percent) didn’t even have enough context to formulate a DeFi definition. The term decentralized finance was first used in …
Crypto ownership: A breakdown Data gleaned from the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey provided some interesting details about how the world understands cryptocurrencies. It also showed some interesting trends about who owns cryptocurrencies. Here are some high level trends worth noting: Crypto ownership by age As mentioned in a previous post, Baby Boomers are getting …
Crypto ownership lag According to data collected during the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey, of the respondents that said they know about crypto, there are still low ownership rates. Here’s a breakdown of ownership based on geography of people who answered they were aware of cryptocurrencies: 17 percent of respondents from the U.S. own crypto …
NFTs still fuzzy There are still a lot of newcomers to the metaverse. Data from the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey shows that 6 out of 10 respondents couldn’t answer questions about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This data could actually be interpreted two ways: One, for many, 2021 feels like the year of the NFT. Between …
Boomers and bitcoin According to data gleaned from the recent Global Crypto Literacy Survey, crypto literacy drops off with age. The study found that 67 percent of Baby Boomers couldn’t answer basic cryptocurrency-related questions. The skew of crypto knowledge towards younger generations makes sense — after all, it follows the same adoption path as other …
