The number of people owning cryptocurrencies has increased compared to last year. For example, in Germany the increase among respondents was 7%, in Mexico – 8%, and in Japan – 4%. 58% of respondents from countries such as the USA, India and Nigeria are familiar with the concept of decentralization. The majority of study participants believe it is necessary to reform the global financial system. At the same time, 18% of respondents indicated that it needs to be rebuilt from scratch.
82% of respondents reported excessive concentration of power in the hands of Web2 Internet companies. A third of survey participants talk about the possibility of decentralization having a positive impact on social networks, banking systems and money transfers.
Consensys noted that the degree of penetration of digital assets in developing countries is much higher than similar readings in developed countries. In Nigeria, 65% of respondents demonstrate motivation to manage cryptocurrency. For Argentina, this figure is high, but slightly lower – 52%.
According to the survey, 58% of Nigerians, 47% of South Africans and 45% of Filipinos associate the future of money with cryptocurrencies. In the UK and Germany this figure is only 19% and 17% respectively.
The survey involved 18,000 people from 18 countries.
Earlier, the American company Tether reported that at the beginning of October there were 109 million owners of the world’s most popular stablecoin USDT. This is close to the number of ether holders – 128 million.
Source: Bits
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