Block Inc Survey Addresses Misconceptions About Bitcoin: Report
In partnership with Wakefield Research, Block Inc released a survey of 9,500 respondents discussing misconceptions surrounding bitcoin.Block partnered with Wakefield Research to address misconceptions surrounding Bitcoin. The survey included 9,500 respondents from varying age groups, genders and ethnicities from around the world.The data reveals something telling about the knowledge gaps in Bitcoin and what strengthens the network effect.Block, a Bitcoin-oriented financial services firm previously known as Square, just released Bitcoin: Knowledge and Perception, a report detailing a survey....
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The founder of the Bitcoin Association Switzerland, Luzius Meisser, recently released the results of a block size survey he conducted. He wanted to test the differences in which entrepreneurial and technical mindsets viewed the block size problem. His hypothesis stated that entrepreneurs likely favor larger blocks than those of a technical mindset. “And the answer seems yes.” Of 269 respondents, 146 preferred a block size between 0.5 MB and unlimited, with most preferring more than 4GB. Meisser determines this is because he received more responses from r/btc readers than /r/bitcoin....
On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, macroeconomist Lyn Alden discusses her work "7 Misconceptions About Bitcoin." The post Video: Debunking Seven Misconceptions About Bitcoin With Lyn Alden appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.