Most Bitcoiners Are Young & Have Been Involved Less than Two Years
According to a global survey presently being conducted by BitcoinsInIreland.com, the preliminary results of which they have released (they will consider the survey finished when they've reached at least 1,000 respondents), the following are true about average Bitcoiners: They became involved with Bitcoin less than two years ago, in 2013 or 2014. They are in their 20s and early 30s, with the majority being born after 1980. A few respondents were even as young as 15 and 16, making them unqualified to use a number of traditional financial instruments. 80% of respondents claimed to have spread....
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