Out of 8 billion people living on the planet, only 43 million people own Bitcoin \u2014 which amounts to less than 1% of the population.<\/p>\n
Despite the success of the cryptocurrency<\/a>, a minuscule number of the world\u2019s current inhabitants<\/a> holds ownership of Bitcoin, according to CoinMarketCap. <\/p>\n Are there specific reasons why this is happening? Or is there something going on in the world of cryptocurrency that contributes to this current trend?<\/p>\n Before anyone can have access to any form of cryptocurrency online, a user must create their own online wallet for the specific cryptocurrency they want to invest with. It is the same case with Bitcoin, as specific blockchain wallets are created for BTC.<\/p>\n\n From January 2022, a total of 85 million BTC wallets that were unique from each other were created and recorded by Blockchain.com, one of the world\u2019s leading cryptocurrency blockchain hosting sites. <\/p>\n This is where possible confusion might occur to those who are not familiar with the difference between creating a cryptocurrency wallet versus uniquely owning certain amounts of cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n The unique ownership of the cryptocurrency itself (meaning that they have at least 1 or more BTC in their wallet) is only 43 million worldwide, despite that 46 million Americans have a share when it comes to BTC investment, according to ExplodingTopics.com.<\/a><\/p>\n\n Although a growing number of people worldwide (especially in prominent countries such as the United States) are getting more interested in the potential of the power of cryptocurrency and its market, the lack of confidence hinders its potential growth.<\/p>\n Due to the recent crypto market crash of 2022, many potential investors became paranoid about losing their money in an uncertain market at the moment.<\/p>\n\n Add the fact that some other countries are not yet ready to fully adapt cryptocurrency in their economies. Some have even pushed regulation against cryptocurrency like India, wherein the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das wants cryptocurrency to be regulated if not banned in their country, as he sees it as another form of \u201cgambling.\u201d<\/p>\n He stated on behalf of RBI that it doesn\u2019t consider cryptocurrency a viable financial product, according to India Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Bitcoin<\/a> is trading at $20,883.57 up 23.1% in the last seven days, data by Coingecko show.<\/p>\n -Featured image courtesy of Nation of Change<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n Out of 8 billion people living on the planet, only 43 million people own Bitcoin \u2014 which amounts to less than 1% of the population.<\/p>\n Despite the success of the cryptocurrency<\/a>, a minuscule number of the world\u2019s current inhabitants<\/a> holds ownership of Bitcoin, according to CoinMarketCap. <\/p>\n Are there specific reasons why this is happening? Or is there something going on in the world of cryptocurrency that contributes to this current trend?<\/p>\n Before anyone can have access to any form of cryptocurrency online, a user must create their own online wallet for the specific cryptocurrency they want to invest with. It is the same case with Bitcoin, as specific blockchain wallets are created for BTC.<\/p>\n From January 2022, a total of 85 million BTC wallets that were unique from each other were created and recorded by Blockchain.com, one of the world\u2019s leading cryptocurrency blockchain hosting sites. <\/p>\n This is where possible confusion might occur to those who are not familiar with the difference between creating a cryptocurrency wallet versus uniquely owning certain amounts of cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n The unique ownership of the cryptocurrency itself (meaning that they have at least 1 or more BTC in their wallet) is only 43 million worldwide, despite that 46 million Americans have a share when it comes to BTC investment, according to ExplodingTopics.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Although a growing number of people worldwide (especially in prominent countries such as the United States) are getting more interested in the potential of the power of cryptocurrency and its market, the lack of confidence hinders its potential growth.<\/p>\n Due to the recent crypto market crash of 2022, many potential investors became paranoid about losing their money in an uncertain market at the moment.<\/p>\n Add the fact that some other countries are not yet ready to fully adapt cryptocurrency in their economies. Some have even pushed regulation against cryptocurrency like India, wherein the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das wants cryptocurrency to be regulated if not banned in their country, as he sees it as another form of \u201cgambling.\u201d<\/p>\n He stated on behalf of RBI that it doesn\u2019t consider cryptocurrency a viable financial product, according to India Today<\/a>.<\/p>\nConfusion Over \u2018Ownership\u2019 And \u2018Creation\u2019<\/h2>\n
Lack Of Confidence In The Current Crypto Market<\/h2>\n
Confusion Over \u2018Ownership\u2019 And \u2018Creation\u2019<\/h2>\n
Lack Of Confidence In The Current Crypto Market<\/h2>\n