Average bitcoiner is young, male and nerdy
Who's your average bitcoin user? Chances are he's young, male, geeky and smart. That's according to demographic research from Quantcast, which measures the habits of digital media audiences online. Quantcast tracks 100 million websites around the world that have been tagged by their owners. It tracks behavior over time using cookies, and infers demographic information from traffic sources based on the websites visited. In research released last week, Quantcast examined the behavior of people who had spent bitcoins on websites. It turned out that a whopping 88 percent of those found....
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This survey is now also available in Chinese and also in Spanish and in Japanese. It's a common observation: the bitcoin community largely consists of young, white males. But to what degree is this actually true? Just what percentage of those interested in digital currency matches this description? To find out, CoinDesk has launched a new survey to determine who exactly makes up the bitcoin community and the demographics with a general interest in digital currency. The survey only takes a couple of minutes to complete, but will lead to a greater understanding of the community. You can....
In the U.K., crypto owners prefer centralized exchanges and claim their assets to be largely profitable. An average crypto asset holder in Great Britain would be young, male and hodler. And they would consider crypto to be a ‘fun investment.’ Such are the findings from the fresh research, conducted by Her Majesty Revenue and Customs (HMRC) with the help of research agency Kantar UK and published on Tuesday. Taking a quantitative approach, the research sought to establish the prevalence of owning crypto assets, the types and amounts held, and the platforms individuals use to buy crypto....
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