Cryptocurrencies are rapidly gaining popularity among US adults, with 16% of respondents admitting they have invested, traded or used cryptocurrencies, according to a recent survey by nonpartisan think tank Pew Research Center.
In 2015, responding to an earlier survey by the center that was focused on bitcoin (BTC), only 1% of the surveyed gave the same answer in relation to the cryptocurrency.
This survey was conducted among 10,371 US adults from September 13-19, 2021, states the center.
The think tank says its latest survey shows that certain demographic groups are particularly likely to declare they have used cryptocurrencies.
Some three-in-ten Americans, or 31%, ages 18 to 29 say they have ever invested in, traded or used a cryptocurrency
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