{"id":49244,"date":"2021-09-10T18:01:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T15:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=49244"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T08:39:51","slug":"poll-one-in-four-americans-would-back-bitcoin-legalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/poll-one-in-four-americans-would-back-bitcoin-legalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: one in four Americans would back Bitcoin legalization"},"content":{"rendered":"

27% of Americans expressed a positive view of the hypothetical scenario of recognizing Bitcoin as a payment method. The results come from the research organization YouGov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The survey included 4,912 respondents.<\/p>\n

Only 28% of respondents were firmly opposed to such an initiative, 11% would not welcome it, and 34% were undecided. One in nine Americans would fully support the idea, and one in six would prefer a stance of moderate support.<\/p>\n

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Source: YouGov.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The main supporters of the first cryptocurrency were respondents aged 25 to 34, while those over 55 were opposed.<\/p>\n

Among women, 41% had no knowledge of Bitcoin, among men this figure was 27%. Almost one in three men would view the legalization of the first cryptocurrency positively, with women this share at 21%.<\/p>\n

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Source: YouGov.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The survey also found that the share of Bitcoin supporters and awareness of it grows with higher annual income.<\/p>\n

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Source: YouGov.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

As reported by GamblersPick poll, 37% of American crypto investors will not sell<\/a> their digital assets even to pay bills, and a little over half would not spend them on luxury items or holidays.<\/p>\n

Earlier, a study by payment processor BitPay and the news aggregator PYMNTS showed<\/a> that 60% of U.S. digital asset holders consider cryptocurrencies suitable for everyday purchases, despite existing barriers.<\/p>\n

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