00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.881767 CaOODSP 20241009135915 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 191107t20192019onca ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- y1y1 FB3-6/2019-10E-PDF Henry, Christopher S., author. 2018 Bitcoin Omnibus Survey : awareness and usage / by Christopher S. Henry, Kim P. Huynh, Gradon Nicholls and Mitchell W. Nicholson. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Bank of Canada = Banque du Canada, 2019. ©2019 1 online resource (ii, 42 pages) : colour illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Bank of Canada staff discussion paper, 1914-0568 ; 2019-10 "November 2019." Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-14). "The Bank of Canada commissioned the Bitcoin Omnibus Survey in 2016 to monitor trends in the adoption and use of Bitcoin and other cryptoassets (Henry, Huynh and Nicholls 2018, 2019). 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 who 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, preferences over payment methods, and cash holdings"--Abstract, page ii. gccst Currency gccst Surveys Bank of Canada. Staff discussion paper (Bank of Canada) 2019-10. (CaOODSP)9.806273 PDF 1.23 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/banque-bank-canada/FB3-6-2019-10-eng.pdf