Most Britons Say They Won't Use Bitcoin
According to Clarity, a UK based communications agency, just over half (57%) of Britons are aware of Bitcoin. A polling sample of 2000 online shoppers has revealed that 69% of men and 45% of women have heard of the currency. However, only 5% had actually tried to use Bitcoin or cryptocurrency, and 70% did not express interest in using cryptocurrency at any point in the future. Scepticism. There seem to be some obstacles to adoption and the poll determined these to be amongst the following: Lack of understanding (63%). Lack of hands-on experience (52%). Security concerns (52%). Little trust....
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Welcome to the CoinDesk Weekly Review 21st February 2014 - a regular look at the hottest, most thought-provoking and most controversial events in the world of digital currency through the eyes of scepticism and wonder. Your host ... John Law. Unfair exchange of views. John Law is nothing if not internationally minded, which doesn't seem to come naturally to many. He is much amused by the knots his fellow Britons tie themselves in when they try to work out whether they should be in the European Union ("NO!" cry many on the right) or whether Scotland should leave the UK ("NO!", they wail....
More than half of Brits are aware of bitcoin, a new survey by communications agency Clarity has revealed. According to the poll, 57% of the 2,000 online shoppers quizzed had heard about the digital currency. Men were more familiar with it than women, with 69% of men having heard of bitcoin versus 45% of women. However, the survey also revealed only 5% of Britons have experimented with cryptocurrencies and most are not interested in using them, either. Just one in five said they would consider using them in the future. Some 7% of the men questioned had bought bitcoin, compared with only 2%....