Survey: Most support crypto adoption but few use Bitcoin for daily payments

A GoMining survey of more than 5,700 Bitcoin (BTC) holders shows nearly 80% support broader crypto adoption, yet 55% say they rarely or never use digital assets for everyday payments, Beincrypto reports. The respondents came mainly from Europe (45.7%) and North America (40.1%) and were split almost evenly between newcomers and holders with several years’ experience, suggesting the gap spans regions and experience levels.

Only 12% used crypto for daily payments, 14.5% weekly and 18.3% monthly; usage concentrates in digital-first spaces such as digital goods (47%), gaming (37.7%) and e-commerce (35.7%). Infrastructure-related issues were the leading barriers: limited merchant acceptance (49.6%), high fees (44.7%), volatility (43.4%) and concerns about scams (36.2%).

Mark Zalan, CEO of GoMining, said if crypto adds complexity for users it remains a novelty and that "real utility" starts when crypto disappears into the background, calling the gap less an "adoption problem" than a "day-to-day product problem." The survey also found incentives matter: privacy and security were cited by 46.4% of respondents and rewards or discounts by 45.4%.

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Crypto, Bitcoin, Gomining, Mark Zalan, Merchant Acceptance, Lightning