Public Perception of Virtual Assets and Tokenized Money

24 SURVEY FINDINGS PART I: VIRTUAL ASSETS Fluctuating Interest and Uncertainty in Virtual Assets amid External Influences The percentage of respondents who are uncertain about holding virtual assets remains relatively high across all three surveys, indicating ongoing uncertainty or a lack of awareness about virtual assets. Interest in holding virtual assets in the future dropped 7.13 percentage points from the first survey to the second survey but rebounded by 6.34 percentage points in the third survey. Disinterest in holding virtual assets increased significantly from 26.25% to 39.70% between the first and second surveys, before returning to 26.51% in the third survey. The second survey was conducted shortly after the JPEX incident in Hong Kong. The timing suggests that respondents’ increased disinterest in virtual assets could have been influenced by the incident. By the time of the third survey, responses had returned to the levels similar to those in the first survey, reflecting that the negative impact of the JPEX incident had diminished, and interest among Hong Kong adults in holding virtual assets had rebounded. Figure 22. Changes in Level of Interest in Virtual Assets Investment 1st survey 2nd survey 3rd survey I would like to hold virtual assets in the future I am not sure at this point I would not want to hold any virtual assets 26.94% 19.81% 26.15% 26.25% 39.70% 26.51% 46.81% 40.49% 47.34% 0% 20% 70% 10% 60% 30% 80% 100% 40% 90% 50%