Skrill Releases Consumer Survey, Shows Cryptocurrency Use On The Rise

Skrill, a digital payments platform, recently released a consumer survey that uncovered trends on the surge in crypto adoption and popularity.　　According to the study, 38% of respondents have disclosed that they are open to cryptocurrency investments, or have already done so, while 84% have been exposed to at least one cryptocurrency, with 64% of respondents knowing what Bitcoin is.　　“Cryptocurrency adoption has rapidly increased to heights nobody could have imagined even two years ago,” shared Rossen Yordanov, SVP for Skrill and Neteller at Paysafe, which handles both brands.　　The survey was carried out between March and April 2021 by Sapio Research, a B2B and consumer market research agency, with respondent demographics based in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, Italy, Austria and Bulgaria across 8,111 participants.　　According to the study, 20% of the respondents previously held or have owned Bitcoin. Ownership was shown to be higher among respondents from the U.S. and Bulgaria, with 24% and 36% rates, respectively. The study also showed that aside from Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrencies included Bitcoin Cash (31% of consumers), Ethereum (22%) and Litecoin (19%). Ownership rates distributed among these cryptocurrencies was likewise in the same trend, with Bitcoin Cash (9%), Ethereum (8%), and Litecoin (7%) each