A new study released by the Bank of Canada has revealed that folks with lower financial literacy are more likely to own Bitcoin than those with higher literacy levels. The paper’s main point of the research was the use of ‘Cash Alternatives’ in Canada throughout 2019; some of the points highlighted include the adoption of cryptocurrencies and the possibility of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

According to the report, cash payments in Canada decreased from 54% to 33% between 2017 and 2019 as more people opted for credit or debit cards instead. It highlights that this trend was mainly fueled by the rise of e-commerce, hence ease of making digital payments. Nonetheless, most Canadians are still using cash within the local Point-of-Sales (PoS).

With cryptocurrencies getting more hype by the day, the survey revealed that at least 89% of Canadians have heard of Bitcoin. Out of these, 5% percent own BTC while another 1.6% have portfolios in other crypto assets such as Ether and Litecoin. As for the gender and age demographics, the groups which were mostly aware or own Bitcoin fall under young, male, university-educated, or high-income Canadians.

While those demographics may seem to favor financial literate folks, the research revealed that BTC ownership is more correlated to the less financially aware Canadians, ranking the sample into three where 47% had high financial literacy followed by the medium at 35% and finally low at 18%. Interestingly, 8% of the latter group said they own crypto assets compared to 4% of the highly financially aware.

However, awareness is still high among the more financially literate, with around 93% having heard of crypto assets instead of only 72% at the lower financial literacy group. While the digital payments space may be booming, the researchers noted that at least 86% of Canadians have no plans of shifting from cash.

The post Investors With Low Financial Literacy Are Twice As Likely to Own Crypto vs Market Gurus: Bank of Canada Report first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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