Bitcoin awareness and usage in Canada : an update / by Christopher S. Henry, Kim P. Huynh and Gradon Nicholls.: FB3-7/2018-23E-PDF
"This note provides an update of the results of the 2017 Bitcoin Omnibus Survey (BTCOS) conducted by the Bank of Canada from December 12 to 15, 2017. The BTCOS was previously conducted in November and December 2016 and the results were reported in Henry et al. (2017, forthcoming). The 2017 survey took place in an interesting time, as Bitcoin prices were increasing and reached an all-time high on December 17, 2017. During this period, the level of awareness of Bitcoin increased from 64 per cent in the 2016 BTCOS to 85 per cent in the 2017 BTCOS, while ownership rose from 2.9 to 5.0 per cent, respectively. The main reason cited by survey participants for owning Bitcoin changed from transactional purposes in 2016 to investment purposes in 2017. Further, only about half of Bitcoin owners were found to regularly use Bitcoin to buy goods or services or to send money to other people"--Abstract, p. ii.
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| Department/Agency | Bank of Canada. |
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| Title | Bitcoin awareness and usage in Canada : an update / by Christopher S. Henry, Kim P. Huynh and Gradon Nicholls. |
| Series title | Staff analytical note = Note analytique du personnel, 2369-9639 ; 2018-23 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 8-9). Includes abstract in French. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Bank of Canada, c2018. |
| Author / Contributor | Henry, Christopher S. Huynh, Kim P., 1974- Nicholls, Gradon. |
| Description | ii, 22 p. : col. charts. |
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| Subject terms | Bitcoin Electronic funds transfers Statistics |
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