More than 37% of Texas residents, about 10.7 million people, are ready to support the legalization of cryptocurrencies for payments, and 42% are in favor of adopting crypto-friendly laws.
According to a survey conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies for Newsweek, residents of some American states are in favor of cryptocurrencies. The poll, conducted from 20 to 24 August, was attended by 9,700 respondents eligible to vote in the elections.
According to the poll, 28% of respondents in Arizona and 37% in Texas and Wisconsin each said they would vote to accept cryptocurrencies as legal tender if a similar issue is raised in the next election. Voters from California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia also participated in the poll.
In addition, 25% of respondents from Arizona and 42% from Texas said they would support crypto-friendly regulation similar to that adopted in Wyoming. Most of the voters who own cryptocurrencies cited the prospect of high returns and self-interest as the top reasons for their investments.
While some survey participants supported the idea of ​​creating a digital dollar, most voters oppose it. Most opponents of the launch of the state cryptocurrency were in Arizona, where 40% of voters protested against the initiative. The state of Georgia was the only region where voter views were divided: 27% said they would oppose the launch of the digital dollar, and 27% expressed support for the initiative.
About a quarter of respondents expressed indifference to the idea of ​​legalizing cryptocurrencies as a means of payment and said they would not support or oppose the initiative at the federal or state level. About six out of ten survey participants who do not own cryptocurrency said they did not have sufficient knowledge of the industry and therefore did not buy cryptoassets. At the same time, the majority of respondents only know about BTC. More than 60% said they had not heard of ETH, USDT or DOGE when interviewers asked the relevant question.
Recall that according to a recent YouGov poll, 27% of US residents would support the government’s initiative to recognize bitcoin as legal tender.
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