In 2020, 18-to 29-year olds in the United Kingdom were twice as likely to own a cryptocurrency than their counterparts aged 45 to 60 year old. The source does not mention specifically which digital coin this concerns - whether it is Bitcoin or an alternative like Ethereum, Ripple (XRP) or Dogecoin. It does mention, however, that the results shown in this particular survey - held in ** - were "a sharp contrast" to a previous survey from a different source in ***: In absolute figures, the owners had changed from around *** million UK adults in ***, to roughly **** million seven months later. No information is available whether UK consumers continued to purchase cryptocurrencies during November or ***, or in early 2021. Note it was during this time that the price of Bitcoin started the climb towards a value of * U.S. dollars.
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