Cryptocurrencies have ballooned into a billion‐dollar business. To inform regulations aimed
at protecting consumers vulnerable to suboptimal financial decisions, we investigate crypto …

Why do consumers invest in cryptocurrency despite its sharp increases and decreases in
value? While it seems rational that such volatility should increase consumers' fear of …

This study investigates the socio-economic characteristics, behavioral preferences, and
consumption of individuals who own crypto-assets. Our empirical analysis utilizes data from …

Relatively narcissistic people are attracted to cryptocurrencies, though it is unclear whether
they are differentially attracted to cryptocurrencies over other investments. Furthermore …

Markets for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have experienced tremendous growth. Yet little
research has examined why people want to buy cryptocurrencies that are risky investments …

We examine the relationship between financial literacy and attitudes to cryptocurrencies,
using microdata from 15 countries. Our financial literacy proxy exerts a large negative effect …

The cryptocurrencies (cryptos) market has undergone rapid development in the last years.
Although this market is highly volatile and has frequently crashed, consumers show …

Employing representative data from the US Survey of Consumer Payment Choice, we find
no evidence that cryptocurrency investors are motivated by distrust in fiat currencies or …

Purpose In this study, we focus on consumer perceptions of cryptocurrencies. We
hypothesize that knowledge of cryptocurrencies, trust in government, and the speed of …

Among investors of cryptocurrencies there are supporters and detractors; this claims for the
identification of the behavioral and socio-demographic factors that push to invest (or not) in …