Analysis: Interest in Cryptocurrencies is Surprisingly High  

The ING International Survey reveals how cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, are perceived in 2018 across Europe, the USA and Australia. They define cryptocurrency, in part, as a kind of digital currency not created or secured by the government but by a network of individuals.

News about cryptocurrency has been in the headlines through 2017 and 2018. Bitcoin prices rocketed to $13,860 in December 2017 yet slid back to $6926 by March 2018 − when the responses to their survey were collected.

So it’s no surprise that two in three (66%) in Europe have heard of the technology − although higher shares of males (77%) reply that they have heard of cryptocurrency than females (55%). What is a surprise, though, is that younger age brackets − especially people aged 25–34 or 35–44 − are not much more likely to agree they have heard of cryptocurrency than other age groups. Those who already use their smartphone, tablet or wearable to bank “on the go” − the mobile bankers of our survey − are more likely to say they have heard of cryptocurrency (69%) than those who do not bank using their mobile device (59%).

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