FCA report: Currently, 12% of adults in the UK own cryptocurrency

ChainCatcher news, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a new research report showing that currently 12% of UK adults own cryptocurrency, up from the previous survey result of 10%.

Based on a nationally representative study of 2,199 UK adults, it is estimated that the number of cryptocurrency holders in the UK will increase from 5 million in 2022 to 7 million.

Only one in ten people said they did not do any research before purchasing cryptocurrency, but 20% of respondents indicated that "friends and family" were their main reason for buying cryptocurrency.