加拿大比特币采用的基准:2018年的意识、所有权和使用

IF 0.6 Q4 ECONOMICS

Ledger Pub Date : 2020-11-10 DOI:10.5195/ledger.2020.206

Kim P. Huynh, Christopher S. Henry, Gradon Nicholls, Mitchell Nicholson

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摘要

加拿大银行于2016年委托进行了比特币综合调查，以监测比特币和其他加密资产的采用和使用趋势。本报告介绍了2018年进行的最新一次调查的结果。我们发现，在2016年至2018年期间，知道比特币的加拿大人的比例从62%增加到89%，拥有比特币的人从3%增加到5%。然而，过去比特币持有者的比例也有所增加，这表明在2017年比特币价格急剧上涨后，大量比特币持有者涌入。持有比特币的主要原因仍然是投机，尽管这一比例自2017年以来略有下降。另一方面，每月使用比特币进行几次或更多次交易的加拿大人的比例有所增加。最后，我们讨论了比特币采用者与加拿大人在金融知识和现金持有量方面的差异。

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Benchmarking Bitcoin Adoption in Canada: Awareness, Ownership and Usage in 2018

The Bank of Canada commissioned the Bitcoin Omnibus Survey in 2016 to monitor trends in the adoption and use of Bitcoin and other cryptoassets. This report presents findings from the latest iteration of the survey, which was conducted in 2018. We find that between 2016 and 2018 the share of Canadians who were aware of Bitcoin increased from 62 percent to 89 percent and those that owned Bitcoin increased from 3 percent to 5 percent. However, the share of past owners also increased, suggesting an influx of Bitcoin owners who subsequently divested after the steep rise of prices in 2017. The main reason for owning Bitcoin remains speculation, though this share decreased slightly since 2017. On the other hand, the share of Canadians who reported using Bitcoin for transactions a few times a month or more increased. Finally, we discuss how Bitcoin adopters differ from overall Canadians with respect to their financial literacy and cash holdings.

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Ledger Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)

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2.20

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40 weeks