48% of Brazilians want to make Bitcoin a legal currency

The survey was conducted by Sherlock Communications with the research platform, Toluna. The survey has found that 48% of Brazilians think their country should adopt bitcoin, with 31% agreeing and 17% strongly agreeing with the idea, reported local news outlet Valor Investe.

"Brazilians were the biggest supporters of recognizing bitcoin in the region, with 56% supporting El Salvador's approach and 48% saying they want Brazil to adopt it too," the study said.

According to the survey, 31% of respondents said that they see progress in the country in terms of cryptocurrency adoption in Brazil, while 35% said the South American country is still lagging behind other countries. Moreover, 23% of those surveyed said that there would be many more Bitcoin users in the future, and only 4% think there's no future for that in Brazil.

The study found that Brazilians invest in Bitcoin mainly as an investment diversifier, with around 55% of respondents doing so. Protection from inflation and economic instability came in second, amassing 39% of Brazilians. 

On the other hand, 37% of respondents said they buy Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to keep up with technological trends, and 92% of those surveyed know about Bitcoin — compared to only 31% that know about Ethereum.

The study further said that Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in Brazil allow people to invest...in a regulated way, allowing more conservative investors to experiment with the cryptocurrency. The country has over 1.4 million Bitcoin and cryptocurrency users as well as 21 BTC ATMs across the country.

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