Poll finds 10% of Americans plan to give cryptocurrency as Christmas gifts

Nearly one in ten Americans are willing to give cryptocurrency as a gift this Christmas, and one in four are prepared to buy such assets in 2022. BlockFi, the crypto-lending platform, reported these results.

We’re back with our survey series BlockFi: Real Talk.

This time we surveyed ~1,300 Americans about their interest in giving, receiving, and discussing crypto during the holidays—or as we like to call it, HODLdays.

Here’s what we learned ? pic.twitter.com/Xl1GkZj3p3

— BlockFi (@BlockFi) December 7, 2021

The survey included 1,262 US residents aged 18–65.

Among respondents aged under 25 (Generation Z), the share showing interest in digital assets was twice the overall sample.

Respondents favoured Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum. Only 2% expressed interest in receiving NFT, but 15% plan to acquire such tokens in 2022.

A third of respondents thought that discussing cryptocurrencies at the holiday table was more appropriate than politics.

Among men, the share favoring digital assets over gift cards was three times higher than among women.

Researchers also found that fewer than a quarter of respondents had a full understanding of how to gift cryptocurrencies technically.

As reported by Grayscale Investments, 26% of US investors have already invested in bitcoin, with more than half having become holders in the past year.

According to Pew Research Center survey data, since 2015 the share of American adults familiar with the first cryptocurrency has risen from 48% to 86%.

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