One in five U.S. residents has dealt with cryptocurrency

NBC News conducted a survey of 1,000 respondents from the U.S. as part of the study. The study found that 21% of residents have spent, traded or invested in digital assets at least once. The survey had a margin of error of 3.1%.

About half of men aged 18-49 were in the category of "fans" of cryptocurrencies. They accounted for the largest share of all demographic groups. This is a publication from s​ite CryptoDeFix. Among men and women aged 18 to 34 years, the figure was 42%. These groups saw pluses in the speed of transactions when using cryptocurrencies, privacy, low costs and security.

19% of all respondents said they were positive about digital assets, 56% were neutral and wary, and 25% viewed cryptocurrencies negatively.