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【Ipsos survey: 22%of Americans have held or used cryptocurrency, with usage over the past 1 years unchanged at 13%】
A national survey commissioned by DeFi Education Fund and conducted by Ipsos found that 22%of American adults have held or used cryptocurrency, up from 2025 in 18%years, but usage over the past 12 months remained unchanged at 13%The survey, conducted on September 8 to 16 interviewed 1,545 adults, with a margin of error of ±2.8 percentage points. The increase came almost entirely from lapsed users: among those who had not used cryptocurrency in the past 1 years, the proportion who had ever held or used it rose from 5%to 11%; willingness to purchase in the future was likewise unchanged, with 17%saying they were likely to hold or use it in the future, compared with 16%last year. In terms of user demographics, the usage rate among men over the past 1 years was 18%among women, 8%with the former more than twice the latter. Adults under age 60 were significantly more likely to use it than older adults. The leading reason for trying cryptocurrency was curiosity (34%), followed by long-term investment (25%). Respondents expressed substantial unease about the traditional financial system: only 19%considered it secure, while 63%said it needed upgrading to address cybercrime and AI threats; six in ten were concerned about data breaches at large financial institutions, 54%questioned whether they could withstand AI-driven threats, and 74%said financial privacy was very important. This skepticism did not translate into trust in cryptocurrency. Only 4%had high trust in crypto exchanges, while 5%had high trust in decentralized platforms; the figures for large national banks and credit unions were 42%and 48%respectively. The knowledge gap was equally pronounced: only 2%of Americans were very familiar with DeFi，6%could identify all four cryptocurrency characteristics listed in the survey, while 35%were completely uncertain how to describe cryptocurrency. However, 40%said that if DeFi were available, they would be at least somewhat likely to try it; more than eight in ten said they would use it to save money, earn interest, or send money to family and friends. The proportions interested in learning about stablecoins and DeFi fell from 11%to 7%and 8%。