The rise of Crypto in Holland
Almost 400,000 people (3%) in the Netherlands have invested in crypto coins. This is clearly more than was measured by Kantar in October 2017 (1%). This was the conclusion from a representative survey conducted by Maurice de Hond (Peil.nl) commissioned by Dag van de Crypto. What is further striking is that Crypto owners are mainly men with an overrepresentation among higher educated and between 25 and 45 years.
3 billion euros
The sharp price increase in November and December has attracted many new investors. As a result of the fall in the price of the past few weeks. Converted into euros, the estimated total value of the Dutch investment in cryptocurrency amounts to approximately 3 billion euros out of a total of € 480 billion. 1% savings The portfolio averages around € 7,300 (based on a price of € 10,000 per bitcoin) . This means that cryptocurrency now amounts to almost 1% of the total savings balance (340 billion) of all Dutch citizens. For the people who have cryptocurrencies this is 17% the average savings balance of a household in the Netherlands is € 45,000.
Trust in crypto coins
89% of the Dutch now know the Bitcoin, but the confidence in the crypto coins is still low and comparable to that in Facebook. 3% have more confidence in for example, Google or the banks. Also of the people who have crypto coins, only 22% say they have a lot of confidence in it. They still have more confidence in their bank (29%).
Value development
50% of people who have crypto expect a value increase of 200% or more this year. That would mean that a Bitcoin with Christmas should cost about € 20,000. Half of all Dutch people think that the Bitcoin will decrease in value this year.
Role of banks and supervisors
66% of the people who have the cryptocurrencies would like to sell and sell through their own trusted bank. This is 24% for the average Dutch person. 82% of the crypto owners do not want the government to protect them. Furthermore, almost a quarter (22%) of the Dutch think that crypto coins are scams. In contrast to the owners, 99% are convinced that this is not the case.
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