Who Holds Bitcoin? New Report Unmasks US Owners
The post Who Holds Bitcoin? New Report Unmasks US Owners appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A new study conducted by the Nakamoto Institute has unveiled surprising insights into the demographics of Bitcoin ownership in the United States, challenging several popular assumptions about the typical cryptocurrency investor. The research, spearheaded by Troy Cross and Andrew Perkins, analyzed responses from a survey of 3,538 American adults, aiming to penetrate deeper into the socio-political and moral fabric underlying financial decisions related to BTC. Who Is The Average US Bitcoin Owner? “We wanted to understand who owns Bitcoin and who doesn’t, and why. That called for research. Not just surface-level demographics, but a deep look into the roots of our psycho-social identities,” Troy noted via X. Contrary to the common stereotype that BTC enthusiasts predominantly align with libertarian or right-leaning political views, the findings from this study reveal a much broader spectrum of political identities among owners. “We found no strong correlations across many dimensions—race, ethnicity, religion, relationship status, income, education, or financial literacy—with owning Bitcoin. Age and gender were the exception,” Cross noted on X. BTC ownership by age and gender | Source: X @thetrocro Indeed, BTC owners in the US tend to be younger and predominantly male, with a significant representation across all political orientations, including those identifying as ‘very liberal’. One of the most unexpected revelations of the study was the political diversity among owners. “What we found was definitely our most shocking result… Like most everyone on this app, our critics in the media, academics who write about Bitcoin, and almost all politicians, we thought Bitcoin ownership would skew towards the political right, and towards libertarianism. Wrong!” Cross stated. BTC ownership by political orientation | Source: X @thetrocro The data indicates that owners mirror the broader American population, predominantly moderate with smaller conservative and liberal contingents. “Note that the above chart is not saying that…
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A new study conducted by the Nakamoto Institute has unveiled surprising insights into the demographics of Bitcoin ownership in the United States, challenging several popular assumptions about the typical cryptocurrency investor. The research, spearheaded by Troy Cross and Andrew Perkins, analyzed responses from a survey of 3,538 American adults, aiming to penetrate deeper into the socio-political and moral fabric underlying financial decisions related to BTC. Who Is The Average US Bitcoin Owner? “We wanted to understand who owns Bitcoin and who doesn’t, and why. That called for research. Not just surface-level demographics, but a deep look into the roots of our psycho-social identities,” Troy noted via X. Contrary to the common stereotype that BTC enthusiasts predominantly align with libertarian or right-leaning political views, the findings from this study reveal a much broader spectrum of political identities among owners. “We found no strong correlations across many dimensions—race, ethnicity, religion, relationship status, income, education, or financial literacy—with owning Bitcoin. Age and gender were the exception,” Cross noted on X. BTC ownership by age and gender | Source: X @thetrocro Indeed, BTC owners in the US tend to be younger and predominantly male, with a significant representation across all political orientations, including those identifying as ‘very liberal’. One of the most unexpected revelations of the study was the political diversity among owners. “What we found was definitely our most shocking result… Like most everyone on this app, our critics in the media, academics who write about Bitcoin, and almost all politicians, we thought Bitcoin ownership would skew towards the political right, and towards libertarianism. Wrong!” Cross stated. BTC ownership by political orientation | Source: X @thetrocro The data indicates that owners mirror the broader American population, predominantly moderate with smaller conservative and liberal contingents. “Note that the above chart is not saying that…
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