{"id":427936,"date":"2020-06-21T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=427936"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:04:13","slug":"bitcoin-survey-millennial-distrust-big-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/bitcoin-survey-millennial-distrust-big-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Is The Answer: Survey Results Reveal Growing Millennial Distrust in Big Banks"},"content":{"rendered":"
Millennials like many things, like avocados<\/a>, Telsa, Beyond Meat burgers, and Bitcoin. What they don’t like, is big banks.<\/p>\n New data shows that distrust in big banks is growing amongst the age group, rising by 29% over the last several years since the crypto bubble.<\/p>\n While Baby Boomers<\/a> have always preferred the stock market and traditional equities, millennial distrust towards big banks and Wall Street have led the consumer group toward emerging assets like Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n Retail investors among this age group dominated the early adopter user group that helped fuel Bitcoin’s rise throughout 2017. At peak hype an exuberance, a survey questioned a variety of age groups regarding the then flaming hot cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Data Shows Crypto More Likely To Pump Following Consolidation, 20% Move Anticipated<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Of the respondents, only 18% said they would trust Bitcoin over big banks.<\/p>\n Among Bitcoin’s many beneficial attributes, its trustless, decentralized design remains one of its most valuable. No third-party can control the network, nor can a third-party stop it.<\/p>\n Other aspects of its design allow users to be their own bank, removing the need to rely on big banks that greedily influence monetary policy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today, the survey shows<\/a> a massive boost in those trusting Bitcoin over big banks. The number has risen by 29% to 47%, just three years later.<\/p>\n The information is particularly interesting because the previous survey was taken during a time there had never been more hype for the cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n Over time, have more investors learned more deeply about the asset’s potential benefits? Or could a sudden shift in distrust in governments and big bank buddies have caused a significant skew in results?<\/p>\n Related Reading | This Volatility Measuring Tool Is Signaling One of Bitcoin\u2019s Biggest Moves Yet\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The data also shows that the majority of millennials polled prefer trusting Bitcoin over big banks, while Baby Boomers prefer big banks over Bitcoin by far.<\/p>\n Additional data indicates that this age group in particular may help further adoption in the coming years. 14% of millennials claimed they already owned Bitcoin, while 44% say that they plan to within the next 5 years, paving the way for significant future adoption.<\/p>\n Data shows that if cryptocurrency technology follows the path of the internet in terms of adoption rate, it could reach a similar level of adoption by the year 2043<\/a> \u2013 reaching nearly 50% of all consumers.<\/p>\n However, quickly growing distrust in the government and big banks, among other reasons, may have caused adoption to hasten.<\/p>\nMillennials Prefer Crypto, Boomers Stick With Stocks<\/h2>\n
Survey Reveals Majority of Millennials Trust Bitcoin Over Big Banks<\/h2>\n