Public Perception of Virtual Assets and Tokenized Money

15 Figure 7. Respondents’ Experience with Holding Virtual Assets II. EXPERIENCE WITH VIRTUAL ASSETS INVESTMENTS Respondents who are aware of virtual assets generally have little experience with them. A majority (74.06%) indicated they have never held virtual assets. Among respondents with experience, more than half (53.50%) held virtual assets for the first time between one and five years ago. The most common channel of acquiring virtual assets was online platforms (e.g., Binance, OKX), as indicated by 63.22% of respondents. Other channels included transferring from friends and family (14.59%), mining (13.68%), receiving them as payment for goods or services (12.46%), and purchasing at dedicated kiosks such as ATM-like machines (10.18%). Never held virtual assets 74.06% Currently hold virtual assets 14.23% Previously held virtual assets, but no longer do 11.71% Figure 8. Time Frame of First Acquisition of Virtual Assets Less than 6 months ago Between 6 and 12 months ago Between 1 and 2 years ago Between 2 and 5 years ago More than 5 years ago Note: Only respondents who have previously held virtual assets or currently hold virtual assets were asked about the time frame of their first acquisition of virtual assets. 0% 20% 10% 30% 40% 50% Note: Only respondents who have heard of virtual assets were asked about their experience with holding virtual assets. 15.20% 19.15% 25.61% 27.89% 12.16%