Survey finds lower paid workers are quitting jobs thanks to crypto profits
Almost two thirds of respondents who quit their jobs after making life-changing gains from crypto had a total income of less than $50,000. Data suggests that some low-paid members of the workforce are quitting their jobs after making life-changing crypto gains. Analytics firm Civic Science posted survey results (weighted according to U.S. census data) on Nov. 1, which shows that 4% of 6741 respondents aged 18 and over had quit their jobs in the past year due to “financial freedom” earned by investing in crypto assets. Civic then cross-referenced the 4% figure with data from 1,201....
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