Sample 1 = January 16, 2018 to January 22, 2018; Sample 2 = February 12, 2018 to February 14, 2018
Number of respondents
508 respondents
Age group
18-80 years
Special properties
consumers who own cryptocurrencies; the source performed two seperate samples of the survey: n sample 1 = 7,342, n sample 2 = 5,042
Method of interview
Panel survey
Supplementary notes
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Welke van de volgende cryptomunten heb je?" (in English: "which of the following cryptocurrencies do you have?"
The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent or multiple answering options.
Citation formats
Cryptocurrency ownership in the Netherlands in 2018, by type
This statistic shows the answers to a survey question about which types of cryptocurrencies are owned by consumers in the Netherlands as of ***. Approximately ** percent of the respondents indicated they owned Bitcoin. Ethereum, another well-known cryptocurrency, was owned by ** percent of the respondents. Bitcoin is a so-called cryptocurrency, a digital currency that uses blockchain technology as a means of security. Because of its design, it is difficult to get an insight in the full size of the Bitcoin market in individual countries. Because Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies reached the news often in 2017, approximately ** percent of the households in the Netherlands who invest in cryptocurrencies started doing so in 2017. In the first three quarters of 2017, there were approximately *transactions in Bitcoin from the Netherlands on a trading platform called BTC Direct. In addition, Belgium and the Netherlands have several Bitcoin ATM installations.
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