March 28, 2024

Opinion: More than half of consumers are ready for crypto payments

A recent poll showed that almost 60% of the surveyors are ready to use digital assets to pay for goods and services.

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Interactive platform for financial servicesPYMNTS.com and bitcoin service provider BitPau surveyed more than 8000 American consumers, asking them how they relate to the use of the platform.

So, almost 60% of the respondents said that they would likebuy goods and services for bitcoin, Ethereum or other assets on a regular basis. It is interesting that 75% of the owners of the cryptocurrency bought coins to use them in transactions.

In the analogous survey of the last year Z2%told that they acquired digital assets out of fear of missing out on profitable purchases (FOMO). In this year, their number increased to 53%. In addition, 59% of consumers who are not owners of cryptocurrencies have declared that they are planning to purchase them for future payments.

The main reason people are interested inin payments in a cryptocurrency, they are included in the fact that they provide greater privacy and safety, rather than buying with the help of standard standards.

It is noteworthy that 30% agreed that the use of virtual currencies would make them spend more.

The users who did not own the cryptocurrencies wanted toto expand their knowledge of a new class of assets. According to statistics, 75% admitted that they did not enter the market due to the lack of "information about cryptocurrencies, the ways of their radiation or tax consequences."

According to another survey conducted by MasterCard,Pandemic COVID-19 has attracted the attention of the use of cryptocurrency, since 40% of the surveyors are ready to use digital assets for the payment in stock. The most open to innovation expectedly an accelerating generation:

“Millennials around the world, in the Middle East and inAfrica is especially involved in talks about the cryptocurrency, with more than half (67%) agreeing that they are more than ready for cooking

 

“In addition, 77% of millennials want to learn more about the cryptocurrency, and 75% agree that they would use the cryptocurrency, if it were better in it.”

Bitcoin was the most popular digital asset, and many users also refined their knowledge of individual alcoins.

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