In 2022, only five percent of the survey respondents in Portugal owned crypto assets. Of those who did, 26 percent used crypto assets for both investment and payment purposes.
Ownership and use of crypto assets for investment and payment purposes in Portugal in 2022
October 2 to December 7, 2021, and March 17 to June 9, 2022*
Number of respondents
1,988 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
CATI, online interview
Supplementary notes
The souce defines crypto asset as "a new type of asset recorded in digital form and enabled by the use of cryptography that is not and does not represent a financial claim on, or a liability of, any identifiable entity (...). The emergence of crypto-assets has been facilitated by distributed ledger technology (DLT). However, their distinctive feature is the lack of an underlying claim, which makes them highly volatile and speculative."
*The survey was carried out in two rounds. The sample share of the first survey round was set to 40%, and the share of the second round to 60%.
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