Bank Research Claims Bitcoin Investors Have Low Financial Literacy

Last updated: June 10, 2025, 19:25

Bank Research Claims Bitcoin Investors Have Low Financial Literacy

Canadian bitcoin owners tend to

Bitcoin investors tend to have low financial literacy, according to

Canadian bitcoin owners tend to have low levels of financial literacy while being exposed to elevated levels of financial risk, according to new Bank of Canada research.

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Financial Literacy, Risk Tolerance, and Cryptocurrency Ownership

Bank Research Claims Bitcoin Investors Have 'Low Financial Literacy'

Cryptocurrency ownership and cognitive biases in perceived

The research by the Bank

This finding has independent support: according to a 2025 Bank of Canada study, Canadian crypto investors tend to congregate toward the extremes of low and high

Henry et al. (2025) show that Bitcoin owners are more likely to have low financial literacy, which suggests that those with high financial literacy are more likely to have

The research by the Bank of Canada reveals that the majority of Bitcoin holders see it as a vehicle of investment to grow their wealth and don’t fancy BTC to turn into a

owners

owners, on average, have higher financial literacy and risk tolerance than nonowners, but if certain groups of cryptocurrency owners have lower financial literacy and risk tolerant than

One of the conclusions presented in the study was that Canadians who invest in Bitcoin generally have low levels of financial literacy, although they are also exposed to higher levels of financial

A study from the Bank of Canada found that Bitcoiners surveyed, on average, have lower financial literacy than those who don’t own Bitcoin . The study was

The 3 questions on financial literacy Bitcoiners flunk: Bank of Canada

Bitcoin investors tend to have low financial literacy: Bank of