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©Reuters. Male, middle-aged and high income, the profile of the cryptocurrency investor
Madrid, June 24 (.).- The profile of the investor in cryptocurrencies is that of a man with an average age of 40 years, university studies and income of more than 3,000 euros per month, according to a study released this Friday by the National Market Commission of Securities (CNMV).
The survey carried out by the stock market supervisor reveals that investors in cryptocurrencies are fundamentally men, 66%, compared to 34% of women; with an average age of 40 years, although with an important weight between the ages of 25 and 44 years.
The majority, 43.3%, are people with university studies, and 41% earn more than 3,000 euros per month, while only 10.7% earn less than a thousand euros per month.
Of current investors, just over half do so occasionally, when the value of these cryptocurrencies falls or they have money to invest.
According to the CNMV, investors in cryptocurrencies make more intensive use of social networks and information technologies and most invest less than 5% of their capital.
Regarding the perception of risk, 66.3% believe that they have more risk than other products, 28.7% think they are the same and the remaining 5% do not know.
Likewise, 44.7% of investors think that these assets are not regulated by law or supervised by an institution and 88% remember warnings from organizations related to their risk, especially about volatility and the possibility of losing the entire investment.
On the other hand, the CNMV points out that three quarters of the population have heard or know to some extent that it is a cryptocurrency, although their general knowledge about these currencies is very limited.
Among the people who know about these products (not only investors), 68% remember warnings about their risks, the possibility of losing the money invested, the extreme volatility or the fraud related to this technology.
The CNMV has carried out this survey through the Analysis and Research company, on a sample of 1,500 cases of the general population between 16 and 70 years of age and a complementary sample of investors in cryptocurrencies, until having 300 cases.
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