Bitcoin investing interest up 19% compared to 2019, Grayscale report says

Bitcoin investing interest up 19% compared to 2019, Grayscale report says

Grayscale's poll found that the majority of people they spoke with were interested in Bitcoin. Crypto investing firm Grayscale recently released its 2020 Bitcoin Investor Study. The report used data from a survey which digitally polled a sizable number of individuals in the U.S. between June and July. Grayscale found the majority of the surveyed people were keen on buying Bitcoin (BTC)."In 2020, more than half (55%) of survey respondents expressed interest in Bitcoin investment products," Grayscale wrote in its October 2020 report. "This marks a significant increase from the 36% of....


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