A press release (below) was issued yesterday to a variety of tech and bitcoin media in relation the 1st Interim report for #BitcoinSurvey (see
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1017295.0) and a writeup on my own site at
http://bitcoinsinireland.com/bitcoinsurvey-first-interim-report/.
It's received the following coverage so far for people who are interested!
http://bitcoinist.net/international-bitcoin-survey-interesting-trends/http://bitcoinvox.com/article/1608/survey-2015-bitcoin-use-worldwidehttp://irishtechnews.net/ITN3/bitcoinsinireland-com-releases-interim-bitcoinsurvey-report/http://www.techcentral.ie/bitcoinsinireland-com-releases-interim-report/http://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/item/41528-16pc-of-bitcoin-owners-lost/If any bitcoin journalists use bitcointalk, pm me for more info!
Thanks!
Jamie
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
BitcoinsInIreland.com releases Interim #BitcoinSurvey Report
International Bitcoin Research project receives responses from 51 countries
Dublin, Ireland - BitcoinsInIreland.com, an independent bitcoin publication, today announces the release of the first interim report into the international #BitcoinSurvey. Launched in mid-March, the three month open research project has received one hundred and fifty responses from bitcoin users from fifty one countries so far.
The survey aims to get a sense of how people are using bitcoin in 2015 and will release the results for the bitcoin community. Launched on bitcointalk, twitter, reddit and facebook in mid-March backed by sixteen prizes for survey participants totalling one bitcoin, the survey has steadily been receiving responses from around the world, as bitcoiners give their opinion on how they use bitcoin, faucets, gambling, mining, exchanges and wallets.
Survey respondents to date are generally in their late twenties to early forties, and 89% of respondents to date are male. Over half regularly use bitcoin, either in the day they did the survey, or the week preceding their response. Desktop wallets are most popular, and nearly one sixth of respondents have lost bitcoin due to losing their keys.
On exchanges, most respondents are registered with one, with a quarter using them to buy bitcoin to spend on themselves. Over a quarter also reported that they had lost bitcoin due to a bitcoin exchange going out of business, or being hacked in the past.
Nearly 90% of respondents are aware of what a bitcoin faucet is, with only one fifth reporting that they actively use them. Just over half also have gambled bitcoin, with dice roll sites proving the most popular with nearly four in ten having bet on them. Nearly four in ten responded that they have mined bitcoin, with as many people responding that they bought hardware which is now offline, as those who have continued to increase their hashrate.
The interim report is now available at
http://bitcoinsinireland.com/bitcoinsurvey-first-interim-report/ . You can participate in the survey by visiting
http://ads.bitcoinsinireland.com/click/0I7UVYDRUI?btcirl=pr-0804 and follow the progress of the survey using the #BitcoinSurvey hashtag on Twitter. Donations to the survey are also accepted at 1LQhPptJ4FTLHydvf6jN1xNQus8FTe8mcy
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About BitcoinsInIreland.com
Bitcoins In Ireland is an independent bitcoin publication focusing on the Irish and international bitcoin scene. It produces original content, reviewing bitcoin exchanges, bitcoin mining pools, bitcoin gambling, and other bitcoin products and service providers.
About #BitcoinSurvey
#BitcoinSurvey is an international open research project, running between March and May 2015. It asks respondents their opinion on bitcoin in general, exchanges, wallets, gambling and mining, to get a sense of how bitcoin is used in 2015. Research is posted on BitcoinsInIreland.com , as well as the general discussion forums on Bitcointalk.
About the Survey Author
Jamie McCormick has joined the bitcoin sector after working in a variety of marketing roles in the video games industry. Based in Dublin, Ireland, he has conducted independent research on the Irish video games industry since 2010. In 2015, he is embarking on a project to work out how people use bitcoin in 2015. He is editor of BitcoinsInIreland.com and operates the BitcoinMarketingTeam.com
