CryptocurrencyexchangeGate.iohaspublishedaresearchreportonthecharacteristicsoftheTurkishcryptocurrencymarket,whichprovidesanin-depthstudyofthecryptocurrencymarketinTurkey.TheTurkishgovernmentbannedtheuseofpaymentsthroughcryptocurrencyinApril2021,butinvestmentincryptocurrencywasnotexplicitlyprohibited.ThecryptocurrencymarketinTurkeycontinuestogrowatarapidratedespiteseeminglyunpromisingpolicies,withChainanalysisdatashowinga1,500%growthofTurkishcryptocurrencytransactionsfrom2020to2021.Highinflationratesandadepreciatingcurrencypromptpeopletoeagerlylookfornewinvestmentstocombatcurrencydevaluation.Cryptoassets,nevertheless,appeartobeagoodoption,andtheyarekeentobuystablecoinstopreservetheirwealth.Accordingtotripe-a'scontinuoustrackingoftheglobalcryptocurrencymarket,thenumberofcryptocurrencyusersinTurkeyis3,811,882asof2022,whichisabout4.5%ofitsdomesticpopulation.InVietnam,wherecryptocurrencygainsitsbiggestpopularity,thenumberoflocalusersaccountsfor20.27%ofthetotalpopulation.ThisdatashowsthattheTurkishcryptocurrencymarketstillhasalargeroomforgrowth.WhoaretheTurkishcryptocurrencyusers?Turkishcryptocurrencyinvestorsarepredominantlymalewitha90%share,andascryptocurrencybecomesmoreandmorepopular,asmallnumberofwomenarestartingtoembracecryptocurrencyasoneoftheirinvestmentoptions.Turkishcryptocurrencyinvestorshaveagoodeducationalbackground,with52%ofusershavingabachelor'sdegreeorhigherandonly6%havinglessthanahighschooleducation,whichprovidesasolidfoundationforthemtolearncryptocurrencyinvestment.Intermsoftheageofinvestors,thenumberofyoungandmiddle-agedpeoplebetween25and44yearsoldisthelargest,accountingfor71%ofthetotal.Inaddition,20%oftheinvestorsarebetween18and24yearsold.Duringtheuserinterviews,wefoundthatmanycollegestudentsbecameenthusiasticaboutcryptocurrencyinvestment,andtheyusedtheirsparetimetoattendcryptocurrencylecturesandlearnaboutcryptocurrency.Theythusbelievedtherewouldbeabrightfuturelyingaheadforcryptocurrency.Someuniversitystudentsexpectedtoworkinrelatedfieldstoo.41%ofTurkishcryptocurrencyinvestorsdonothaveastablejob,arefreelancing/unemployed,orworkingpart-time.Therefore,theyhavemoreleisuretimetospecializeincryptocurrency.However,investingincryptocurrencyismorelikeajobtoincreasetheirincomethanjustaninvestment;58%ofinvestorshaveajobwithastableincome.Tothem,cryptocurrencyisaworthyinvestmentopportunity.Theydonothavefreetimetospecializeincryptocurrencyduetotheirdailywork,sotheyhopetheplatformscanprovidedetailedandsystematicdomainknowledgeforthemtorampupcryptocurrencyquickly.CryptocurrencyinvestorsinTurkeyarescatteredinallwalksoflife,with13%ofusersworkinginconstruction-relatedjobsand10%incomputer/mathematics-relatedjobs;Usersworkingincomputer/mathematics-relatedindustriestendtobemoreprofessional,andtheyarefamiliarwiththeprinciplesofcryptocurrencyandvarioustypesoffinancialservicesonmajorexchanges.Someofthemalsowritetheirownprogramstoinvestin.Itisworthnotingthatthepercentageofuserswhoseoccupationiscollegestudentsis6%,whichranks4thamongallcategories.Thisdatashowsthatthegroupofcollegestudentshasaratherbigpotential.WhatistheattitudeofTurkishcryptocurrencyuserstowardinvesting?Speakingofinvestmentattitudes,themajorityofTurkishusersaremainlypronetomedium-risktomedium-return,accountingfor44%respectively,followedbyhigh-risktohigh-return,accountingfor30%.Differentinvestorshavedifferentattitudestowardinvestingincryptocurrency.Basedonthepercentageofhigh-riskandhigh-return,theyoungertheusersare,themoreaggressivetheirinvestmentstyleis,andtheyaremoreacceptingofhigh-riskinvestmentsandhavehigherexpectationsofreturns.Comparedtoothergroups,usersover55yearsoldaremoreinclinedtolow-riskandlow-returninvestments,buttheirrequirementforcapitalpreservationisthelowestamongallpeople.Theoccupationalstatusofuserswillalsoaffecttheirinvestmentattitudes.Amongtheuserswhoexpecthigh-riskandhigh-return,unemployedworkersaccountforthehighestproportion(36%),followedbypart-timeworkers(35%).Itisspeculatedthatthisisrelatedtotheirincome.Theyhaverelativelylowerincomes,sotheylookforwardtohigherreturns.Userswithdoctoralandprofessionaldegreesaremorelikelytoexpecthigh-riskandhigh-return,accountingfor43%and40%respectively;highschool(nodiploma)usersarealsomorelikelytoexpecthigh-riskandhigh-return,accountingfor43%;highschoolgraduatesaremostlikelytoexpectmedium-riskandmedium-return,accountingfor52%;Thisisfollowedbyuserswithbachelor'sdegrees,with50%ofthemexpectingmedium-riskandmedium-return.Whenusersarefirstintroducedtocryptocurrency,theyexpecthigh-riskandhigh-returnfromtheirinvestment.Astheybecomemoreexperienced,theirinvestmentattitudewillleanmoretowardsmedium-riskandmedium-return.Interestingly,whentheyareveryexperiencedandhaveinvestedformorethan5years,theirexpectationofhigh-riskandhigh-returnwillriseagain.IntroductiontoResearchMethodologyThestudyusedanonlinequantitativequestionnaireandin-depthinterviews,withthequantitativequestionnairelastingfromApril8,2022,toMay20,2022.In-depthinterviewscoveredusersofdifferentages/occupations/educationlevels/careerexperiences;Inthisstudy,wefocusonthebasiccharacteristicsofTurkishcryptocurrencyusers,investmentbehavior,andotherinformation.Disclaimer:Thisreportiscompiledbasedonuserfeedbackdata.Theresearchprocesswasexecutedtobeasaccurateaspossible.Still,itcannotguarantee100%accuracyandcannotbeusedasapersonalinvestmentreference.https://gimg2.gateimg.com/image/1666925285718948167CryptoMarket.pdfGatewaytoCryptoTradeover1,400cryptocurrenciessafely,quicklyandeasilyonGate.ioSignuptoenterthecryptogatewayandget40%commissionfromreferralsDownloadiOS/AndroidApprightnow.Reachouttous!Twitter:https://twitter.com/gate_ioTelegram:https://t.me/gate_ioInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/gateioglobalMedium:https://medium.com/@gateioPodcast:https://gateio.buzzsprout.com/?ch=buzzsGate.ioTeamOctober28th,2022
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