{"id":337277,"date":"2021-09-10T08:13:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T05:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yougov-poll-finds-27-support-for-making-bitcoin-legal-tender-in-us\/"},"modified":"2021-09-10T08:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T05:13:43","slug":"yougov-poll-finds-27-support-for-making-bitcoin-legal-tender-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yougov-poll-finds-27-support-for-making-bitcoin-legal-tender-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"# YouGov poll finds 27% support for making Bitcoin legal tender in US"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# YouGov poll finds 27% support for making Bitcoin legal tender in US <\/strong>”<\/p>\n

A new poll has found that 27% U.S. residents support the government recognizing Bitcoin as legal tender.<\/p>\n

According to a poll<\/a> from research and data analytics firm YouGov, 11% of respondents \u201cstrongly support\u201d the idea that Bitcoin should be used as legal tender in the United States and a further 16% of respondents would \u201csomewhat support\u201d it.<\/p>\n

The poll, which queried 4,912 U.S. residents, indicated that a larger number of Democrat respondents support the proposition than Republicans. Around 29% of Democrats stated they either strongly or somewhat support recognizing BTC as legal tender compared to 26% of Republicans.<\/p>\n

As you might expect, there is more support among younger generations. Respondents aged 25-34 are highly supportive of BTC as legal tender, with 44% responding in favor. But almost as many baby boomers (aged between 57-75) strongly opposed the idea (43%) with just 11% in total supporting the\u00a0 proposition.<\/p>\n

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The findings show that income has a significant effect on an individuals’ attitudes regarding crypto, with respondents who earn more than $80,000 annually app<\/a>earing twice as likely to support Bitcoin as legal tender (21%) than those who earn less than $40,000 (11%). <\/p>\n

Participants who earn less than $40,000 are also the group most strongly opposed to the idea.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>Sept. 7 is \u2018Bitcoin Day\u2019 in El Salvador as BTC becomes legal tender<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The poll comes amid the backdrop of El Salvador\u2019s controversial Bitcoin Law taking effect on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n

Proposed by President Nayib Bukele, the law was passed by El Salvdor\u2019s parliament in June despite pushback from the international community and 70% of Salvadorans expressing opposition to the legislation in an early September poll.<\/p>\n