About 49.6 million Americans own bitcoins, and 36.7 million US inhabitants prefer gold, showed a study conducted in May by River.

According to the results of the study, Bitcoin is in greatest demand among middle -aged men and young people. 40.5% of the owners of the first cryptocurrency are men aged 31 to 35 years. For men aged 41 to 45, there are 35.9% of coin holders. Only 13.4% of BTC owners are women, which indicates a significant gender gap.

Moreover, Americans from different social strata of the population invest in cryptocurrency, regardless of race, religion, income or political affiliation, is indicated in the report on the results of the study.

River called the United States the world leader in the ecosystem of Bitcoin. According to the organization, about 40% of bitcoins on Earth accounts for the organization. This is facilitated by a more friendly attitude to cryptocurrencies by American regulators, especially after the new administration of President Donald Trump came to power, the authors of the study believe.

American public companies account for 94.8% of the corporate owners of bitcoins. The United States is also leading in the ownership of cryptocurrency ETFs with a share of 79.2% and control 36% of the global bitcoin hash.

Since 2021, American companies have mined BTC totaling $ 42.6 billion and invested more than $ 30 billion in domestic mining, opening jobs for 20,000 people in more than 150 firms. In the USA there are more than 40 large mining enterprises and more than 150 headquarters of cryptocurrencies.

According to the recent report of the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), over the past year, more than 33,000 Americans over 60 years old have become victims of cryptocurrency scammers. At the same time, the awareness of the US residents about digital assets has grown significantly, they say Coinme exchanges.