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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) studied the main motives behind Bitcoin adoption by retail investors.
Bitcoin (BTC) investors are more likely enticed by the cryptocurrency’s rising prices, rather than their dislike of banks or its perceived use as a store of value, a new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) suggests.
In a “BIS Working Papers” report published on Nov. 14, the central bank body looked into the relationship between Bitcoin prices, crypto trading, and retail adoption.
It studied the drivers of crypto adoption by retail investors using crypto trading app downloads as a proxy for adoption and user investments at the time of download.
It found that “a rise in the price of Bitcoin is associated with a significant increase in new users, ie entry of new investors” and that most retail investors “downloaded crypto apps when prices were high.”
The BIS presented evidence that daily downloads of crypto exchange apps increased with the rapidly rising price of Bitcoin between Jul. and Nov. 2021, peaking when Bitcoin’s price was between $55,000 and $60,000 roughly one month before its Nov. 2021 all-time high of just over $69,000.
It added 40% of crypto app users were men under 35 and were part of the most “risk-seeking” segment of the population, from this, it surmised:
“Users [are] being drawn to Bitcoin by rising prices — rather than a dislike for traditional banks, the search for a store of value or distrust in public institutions.”
“The price of Bitcoin remains the most important factor when we control for global uncertainty or volatility, contradicting explanations based on Bitcoin as a safe haven,” it added.
The BIS assumed app users purchased Bitcoin at the time of downloading a crypto app and subsequently supposed that up to “81% of users would have lost money” if they had purchased Bitcoin over $20,000.
The BIS’s assumptions seemingly correlate with data from blockchain analysis firm Glassnode, who on Nov. 14 confirmed that just over half of Bitcoin addresses are in profit, reaching a two-year low.
#Bitcoin $BTC Percent Addresses in Profit (7d MA) just reached a 2-year low of 51.881%
— glassnode alerts (@glassnodealerts) November 14, 2022
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The BIS added its analysis of blockchain data found as Bitcoin prices rose, smaller users purchased, and “the largest holders (the so-called ‘whales’ or ‘humpbacks’) were selling – making a return at the smaller users’ expense.”
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It also documented the geography of crypto app adoption and found between Aug. 2015 to Jun. 2022 that Turkey, Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom had the highest total downloads per 100,000 people respectively.
India and China had the lowest, the latter seeing only 1,000 crypto app downloads per 100,000 people with the BIS opining that greater legal restrictions on crypto hamper retail adoption in those countries.
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The partnership enables investors to purchase grams of accredited gold as ERC-20 tokens.
Gold wholesalers are starting to find new ways to expand their businesses to retail, thanks to blockchain-based tokenization. International bullion trading company AgaBullion and United Kingdom-based fintech Aurus Technologies have signed a partnership to offer gold-backed tokens in the Turkish market.
The partnership will see investors own grams of LBMA-accredited gold via AurusGOLD. As a gold-backed ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain, AurusGOLD (AWG) is minted and distributed by precious metals dealers using Aurus’ blockchain-based solution.
“Gold is the oldest decentralized finance system in the world,” AgaBullion chairman Gökhan Yılmaz said, “It has become a globally recognized and established ecosystem.” He added that since the lack of underlying assets and high volatility renders other cryptocurrencies unreliable, a physically-backed token makes sense.
“We see a huge potential for digital precious metals,” AgaBulllion CEO Sarp Tarhanaci stated. “By partnering with Aurus, we can now use their blockchain platform to facilitate fractional gold ownership in Turkey.”
Turkey’s history in investing physical gold, along with the high adoption rate of crypto as an alternative way to protect wealth, makes the country an attractive market for digital gold, AgaBullion told Cointelegraph.
Speaking on the opportunities in the market, AgaBullion explained that the COVID-19-related lockdown in Turkey made it impossible for citizens to access physical gold:
“People in Turkey are looking for something reliable and sustainable. Due to its centralized structure, it’s not efficient for consumers to buy gold from online platforms provided by banks. For AgaBullion, the most logical next step is a digital product.”
Turkey is known as one of the largest gold markets globally, where the precious metal is widely recognized as a form of wealth. Aurus business development manager Mark Gesterkamp said:
“AgaBullion is an approved member of Borsa İstanbul, offering the infrastructure, market knowledge, and network of clients for us to expand further the usability of digital gold and other precious metals in Turkey.”
Aurus told Cointelegraph that the ultimate goal for AWG is to position it as a means of payment. The team does not want to compete with fiat currencies, but they aim to offer a reliable and stable alternative.
Blockchain technology allows for an inclusive and efficient system, the firm said. "It makes precious metals accessible to ordinary people and not just the privileged sophisticated investors that largely dominate the market currently."
