Alex Coin 
Roughly one in four U.S. investors surveyed owns BTC, and of those more than half entered the crypto world in the last year.
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There have been several surveys applied this year that have come to similar conclusions: the vast majority of crypto investors entered this world in the last few months. Some, in fact, have revealed how much these traders are earning .
The pandemic and the unbridled issuance of fiat fiat currency is “legal tender” backed by a central government, such as the Federal Reserve, and with its own banking system, such as fractional reserve banking. It can take the form of physical cash, or it can be represented electronically, such as with bank credit. money, which has produced inflation, are some of the factors that have led to the migration of these new investors.
Now a study done in the United States by Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, confirms it. According to its survey, applied in August this year to a thousand investors (with minimum investment amounts of USD $10,000), 26% of U.S. investors already own bitcoins. 55% of them entered the crypto market an area or arena, online or offline, in which commercial dealings are conducted. in the last 12 months.
Despite the recent drop in the price ofBitcoin the biggest and most popular cryptocurrency in the world. It is a decentralized digital currency that enables users to make trustless peer-to-peer transactions. (now at USD $51,500), the leading cryptocurrency cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use cryptographic technologies to secure their operation. has had a blockbuster year and has increased its USD value by 76% compared to Jan. 1, 2021, according toCryptoMarkets.
RememberCryptopotato that over the past few months, many personalities such as Paul Tudor Jones, Barry Sternlicht, Orlando Bravo, Senator Cynthia Lummis, Francis Suarez (Mayor of Miami), Eric Adams (Mayor of New York) and more have shown their support. Likewise, numerous institutions and large companies have also turned their gaze towards the cryptocurrency by investing in it. MicroStrategy is the most brilliant example, since the company is taking every opportunity to accumulate more bitcoins .All this may have influenced the new investors.
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The survey ofGrayscale revealed some interesting facts
- More than a quarter (26%) of the investors surveyed already ownBitcoin.
- 59% of the investors surveyed are interested in investments in Bitcoin, which marks an increase from 2020 (55%) and 2019 (36%).
- More than half (55%) of the investors who currently ownBitcoin started investing in the last 12 months.
- Interest in the investment products of Bitcoin increased significantly among older investors between the ages of 55 and 64 (46% in 2021 compared to only 30% in 2020) – and female investors (53% in 2021 and 47% in 2020).
- Most owners ofBitcoin (87%) own one or more digital currencies.
“The results of the 2021 Bitcoin Investor Survey confirm that more investors see long-term value in adding Bitcoin and digital digital technologies are these electronic tools that have the ability to generate, store or even process data. currencies to their investment portfolios.” said Michael Sonnenshein, chief executive officer of Grayscale Investments. “While it is encouraging to see that attitudes towards cryptocurrencies continue to evolve, it is still early days for this industry. It’s up to all of us to stay focused on educating the investing public, so that investors across generations and demographics can access this once-in-a-generation opportunity.
The 2021 study revealed that, for the first time, investors are three times more likely to consider aBitcoin as a store-of-value investment, rather than as a currency, with more than half (55%) of respondents indicating that they consider Bitcoin as a long-term investment opportunity for a diversified investment strategy.
The survey indicated an increased demand for information and investment exposure to Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
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In addition, the survey shows that approximately 66% of those who purchasedBitcoin more than a year ago still owns it.
From investors who have sold, 91% have sold at least some of their Bitcoin with a profit .
Even with the increase in market segments and use cases, such as decentralized decentralization refers to the property of a system in which nodes or actors work in concert in a distributed fashion to achieve a common goal. finance (DeFi) y tokens no fungibles(NFT), Bitcoin still accounts for 46% of the total value of crypto markets.
Más de las tres cuartas partes (77%) de los inversores estadounidenses dijeron que invirtirían más en Bitcoin if there was an ETF an Exchange-traded Fund, an investment fund that users trade on exchanges and trading platforms. (as of August, the month of the survey, there was not in the United States, as there were no ETFs in the U.S.). was approved in October ).
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Sources: Press release from Grayscale , Cryptopotato, archivo
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