Grayscale Investments and The Harris Poll Survey Reveals 73% of Voters Agree Presidential Candidates Should Have an Informed Perspective on Innovative Technologies Like Crypto and AI

American voters value financial stability as much as their health and family, and feel that inflation is currently the most pressing issue in America

STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest crypto asset manager*, today announced findings from a new national survey 2024 Election: The Role of Crypto, conducted on its behalf by The Harris Poll, examining how Americans view crypto, investing, perceptions of the financial system, and how these issues may influence voting decisions in the 2024 United States presidential election.

8 in 10 American adults (82%) plan to vote in the 2024 presidential election. These likely voters believe there are flaws in key elements of the current financial system, including modernity and inclusion, and also see financial technology innovations, like crypto, blockchain, and AI as means to boost transparency and promote financial equality.

“Crypto is here to stay, and the survey data clearly indicates that crypto has never been more relevant heading into an American presidential election,” said Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein. “Likely voters, especially younger generations and voters of color, are voting with their financial future in mind: they are concerned about the state of the economy and are considering presidential candidates’ positions on emerging technologies like crypto before casting their ballots in 2024. The strong interest from both Democrats and Republicans also indicates that crypto is very much a non-partisan topic.”

Highlights from 2024 Election: The Role of Crypto include:

• Voters believe that inflation is the most pressing problem facing America by a wide margin: 26% of respondents, ahead of Gun Violence (15%), State of the Economy (13%), and seven other possible answers. This is largely the consensus across all age groups.
  
  
• A majority of American likely voters own investments, and young, male, and minority voters report that inflation has made them more interested in crypto assets. Nearly 7 in 10 respondents report owning some type of investment asset, and nearly 1 in 5 respondents (19%) say that they own crypto, particularly men (23%), Black and Hispanic voters (26%; 32%), as well as younger people (31% of Gen Z versus 5% of Boomers). These same demographics are also among the most likely to report that inflation has made them more interested in crypto (25% for men; 36% and 39% for Blacks, Hispanics; 40% for Gen Z versus 6% of Boomers).