{"id":411366,"date":"2022-03-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/womens-interest-in-crypto-grows-but-education-gap-persists-study\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T14:00:00","slug":"womens-interest-in-crypto-grows-but-education-gap-persists-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/womens-interest-in-crypto-grows-but-education-gap-persists-study\/","title":{"rendered":"# Women’s interest in crypto grows, but education gap persists: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Women’s interest in crypto grows, but education gap persists: Study <\/strong>”
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Even though female investors are increasingly interested in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology<\/a>, there is still a significant knowledge gap when it comes to these topics, a new study reveals. <\/p>\n

BlockFi noted that a third-party survey panel conducted the study on Jan. 28, 2022, and included 1,031 female-identifying Americans between the ages of 18 and 65.<\/p>\n

According to a recent study by BlockFi focused on the shifting attitudes toward cryptocurrency, 92% of the women surveyed have heard about crypto, with almost one in four (24%) already owning some. In contrast, 80% still find it difficult to understand, and 72% believe investing is too risky. <\/p>\n

Per the study, over one-third of women intend to purchase cryptocurrency in 2022, with 60% of respondents saying they would buy crypto in the next three months.<\/p>\n

The study points out that while wider cryptocurrency adoption is still low, the majority of female crypto owners are purchasing and HODLing. In 2022, the crypto market has already seen a lot of volatility. Still, women’s confidence in long-term crypto investment is unwavering, with most women purchasing BTC (71%), DOGE (42%), and Ether (18%), the survey notes.<\/p>\n

24% of participants own cryptocurrencies, according to the survey. Of those who possess it, 70% are HODLers, having acquired the asset but never selling it, compared to 55 percent for the market as a whole. Per the survey, almost 45% of women said they knew how to buy cryptocurrency, up from about 23% six months ago.<\/p>\n

During an interview with Cointelegraph, Casper Labs CTO Medha Parlikar said that she hopes regulators “moving forward” will continue to allow for more women in blockchain entrepreneurship. She noted that:\u00a0<\/p>\n

“With respect to women in tech, I think it might be a longer tail than just immedia<\/a>tely women emerging in technology. I see that there’s a strong trend towards supporting girls who code right.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last year, a study revealed that gender equality in the crypto and blockchain industry is still a long way away. According to the April 2021 Global Gender Gap Report by WEF, it will take almost 135.6 years to close the gender gap as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

However, this hasn’t deterred these women, who used blockchain technology and crypto to tackle various social problems. As reported by Cointelegraph, a study published in Dec. 2021 found out the number of Australian women who invested in crypto doubled over the previous year.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>10 women who used crypto to make a difference in 2021<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A recent survey<\/a> by KuCoin indicated a more even distribution between male and female crypto users in Turkey. KuCoin found out that female investors in Turkey account for 47% of investors and 63% of crypto-curious.<\/p>\n