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According to a survey of Germanyâs digital industry association Bitkom, 64% of citizens are familiar with Bitcoin cryptocurrency.
A survey published Feb. 15 by the German Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (Bitkom), found that almost two thirds of Germans are aware of Bitcoin (BTC).
Awareness of the most popular cryptocurrency has doubled since 2016, when 36 percent of German citizens were familiar with Bitcoin, and quadrupled since 2013, Bitkom reports.
According to this yearâs survey, 4 percent of the 1,009 respondents actually own Bitcoin, 19 percent said that they have an idea of how to buy Bitcoin, and 72 percent stated they had no interest in the digital currency.
On the economic significance of cryptocurrencies and Blockchain, Bitkom CEO Bernhard Rohleder stated:
"Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a good example of how the digital age is able to change the financial world. This is not so much about the individual currency itself as it is about the underlying blockchain technology. It will have an impact on the whole economy.â
As reported by Bitkomâs survey, the two main reasons cited by the 72 percent of Germans who have no interest in Bitcoin are risks from high price volatility and lack of knowledge of Bitcoinâs practical use.
On Monday, Feb. 12, the European Supervisory Authorities warned consumers that cryptocurrencies are âhighly riskyâ assets that show âclear signs of a pricing bubbleâ.
Awareness of cryptocurrencies is high in Germany compared to some other countries. According to a Jan. 13 Â survey, more than 56 percent of Russians have heard of Bitcoin. In August 2017, Charles Xue, a Chinese-American billionaire investor, suggested that the vast majority of people in China, 70-80 percent, have never heard of Bitcoin.
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