Survey: 48 Percent of Americans Know What Bitcoin Is
Sure, most of us know what bitcoin is, but what about the rest of the public here in the United States. There's hardly any news station that hasn't mentioned the digital currency by now, so what do you reckon the percentage of Americans who knows what bitcoin is? You cheated and read the title. Hard to avoid, I understand! But PFHub posted an interesting article this morning which cites an online survey taken by Harris Interactive on behalf of California-based Yodlee, a self-described personal finance data platform. The survey results reportedly indicated that 48 percent of American adults....
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In what could possibly be the surprise of the century (not), a survey conducted by The Street indicates that three in four people have absolutely no idea what bitcoin is, and have never heard of it. 24 percent of those surveyed say they have previously heard of the digital currency, with even fewer - 2 percent - actually owning an amount of it. 79 percent of respondents said they would never consider using bitcoin, and 80 percent of the respondents said they would rather own gold instead of bitcoin. 15 percent of 18-24 year-olds said they'd rather own bitcoin instead of gold, and 33....