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Survey: 41% of Hong Kong adult investors are currently unwilling to hold any crypto assets

According to DL News on October 18, after the JPEX incident, the attitude of Hong Kong residents towards cryptocurrency has deteriorated. A survey by the School of Business and Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology showed that among 2,200 respondents aged 18 or above, 41% currently do not want to hold any cryptocurrency. This is a significant increase of 12 percentage points compared to a similar survey conducted on 5,700 people from April to May. Although 84% of respondents claimed to have heard of virtual assets, only 27% of them hold or currently own cryptocurrency. In addition, the desire to own cryptocurrency in the future has also weakened, with only 20% of people expressing interest, a decrease of 5 percentage points from the previous survey. Among those willing to invest in cryptocurrency, 80% plan to hold cryptocurrency worth HKD 50,000 or less.

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