Study: Bitcoin and Dogecoin are the First Investment for 45% of Young Britons
Nearly half of the UK residents aged between 18 and 29 admitted that their first investment was in digital assets. However, more than 50% of the youngsters used debt to purchase cryptocurrencies. Crypto is Attractive for The Young Britons A recent poll conducted by Opinium for the investment platform Interactive Investor revealed that 45% of 18-29-year-olds in the UK dived into the crypto market as a first-time investment in their lives. Out of all digital assets, bitcoin is by far the most popular among the youngsters as more than 20% of them invested in it. Interestingly, the “meme coin” – Dogecoin – is also one of the most preferred cryptocurrencies. However, 56% of the participants admitted that they had taken on debt to fuel their bitcoin purchases. 23% of the attendants used their credit cards to allocate funds in the digital asset, while 17% went for student loans. A further 16% employed another type of loan. Myron Jobson – a personal finance campaigner at Interactive Investor – described this percentage as distressing: “Young adults using credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt to invest is a worrying trend.” He sounded a note of caution for the youngsters that the huge debt could damage their credit