By the Numbers: More Bitcoin Bulls Than Ever Before
A Long Reads Sunday reading of Grayscale’s recent “Bitcoin Investor Survey.”

A Long Reads Sunday reading of Grayscale’s recent “Bitcoin Investor Survey.”
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On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW diverts from our normal opinion and long-form essay to pursue Grayscale’s recent investor reports. In its survey of investors, Grayscale found more interest in bitcoin investing than ever before, with a significant amount of the growth in interest being driven by economic and monetary policy following the coronavirus pandemic.
Grayscale's "Bitcoin Investor Study"
scribd.com/document/481729535/Grayscale-2020-Bitcoin-Investor-Study
See also: More Than Half of US Investors Interested in Bitcoin, Grayscale Survey Finds
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