Would Love It! Crypto As Christmas Gift By Australians

JAKARTA – Towards the end of Christmas this year, Crypto.com conducted a survey of 2,020 Australians aged 18 to 59 years. A quarter of respondents said they wanted to make crypto as a Christmas gift. The survey was conducted last October for crypto users in Australia.

Respondents were crypto users in the last 12 months. As many as 26 percent consider Christmas gifts in the form of crypto. While 53 percent of respondents plan to make cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as Christmas gifts this year to give to those closest to them.

In addition, the survey also proves that a number of crypto-themed merchandise, such as socks and hoodies, are the most popular gifts this holiday season. Those looking to give away crypto-themed gifts were found looking for these items.

Cointelegraph reports about 42% say they are thinking of buying a coin voucher, and 35% are considering buying a crypto book. About a third of those surveyed said they were thinking of giving away non-fungible tokens or NFTs.

An 18-year-old from Melbourne, Justin El-Sheikh plans to give crypto gifts this year. To Cointelegraph, Justin revealed that he would give some bitcoins and digital wallets to his friends. This is meant to get them to start investing in crypto.

“Many of my friends heard about crypto and said they wanted to get involved but didn't know how to start. It's a fun and thoughtful gift idea," El-Sheikh said.

General Manager for Asia-Pacific Crypto.com, Carl Mohan explained that Australians are very interested in using crypto.

“Australians are clearly very interested in adopting cryptocurrencies and integrating their use into everyday spending,” before adding that Australians are “gradually increasing their use of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.”

In addition to Crypto.com, Finder also conducted a survey of 1,000 respondents last September. As a result, one in six Australians owns cryptocurrencies with a total asset value of up to US$8 billion. 9 percent of Australians surveyed own Bitcoin (BTC), 8 percent claimed to own Ethereum (ETH), and 5 percent owned Dogecoin (DOGE).