Confidence in crypto remains strong despite bear market: Bitstamp survey

The ongoing cryptocurrency winter has had little or no impact on global confidence in crypto, this was the conclusion of new study commissioned by Bitstamp Exchange.

Despite the bearish market, global confidence in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) remains largely unshaken, Bitstamp said in its latest Crypto Pulse report. The study is based on a survey conducted by an independent research firm and involves 28,000 private and institutional investors in 23 countries, Bitstamp said.

The survey suggests that the percentage of global retail investors who find crypto credible has fallen slightly from 61% in Q1 to 65% in Q2 2022. The survey signaled a similar trend among institutional investors, as 67% of respondents considered crypto credible in Q2 versus 70% in Q1 .

“Considering that in Q1 we entered a crypto winter, these numbers are inspiring and speak in favor of the industry’s resilience,” noted Bitstamp analysts.

Crypto trust percentages have varied from country to country, with the US seeing the largest single increase in trust, from 61% in Q1 to 73% in Q2, according to the report. In contrast, Canada was the only country to see confidence in cryptocurrency fall below 50% in Q2. Confidence in crypto also remained high in countries such as Brazil, Chile and Mexico, with the confidence percentage standing at 77%, 69% and 70% respectively.

“We can see that crypto has mostly maintained the confidence of many investors and institutions worldwide during a difficult time for the sector,” Bitstamp said. Meanwhile, some fluctuations in confidence in certain countries are certainly to be expected, the firm noted, adding:

“Although trust in crypto has fallen slightly in some regions, investors are using this time to either increase their investments or expand their knowledge of crypto. We believe that improving the market’s knowledge of the digital asset ecosystem is a move in the right direction.”

Bitstamp CEO JB Graftieaux added that the crypto winter will provide an opportunity for both retail and institutional investors to build for the future.

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As previously reported by Cointelegraph, the current bear crypto market is associated with an ongoing cryptocurrency lending crisis, with major lenders such as Celsius halting withdrawals due to liquidity issues in June. The crypto winter is also largely linked to issuances of algorithmic stablecoins after the TerraUSD Classic (USTC) stablecoin lost its peg to the US dollar in May.