The Demographics of Bitcoin (Part 1)
These are the initial findings of the Bitcoin community survey, based on a rather unscientific sample of 102 responses. There is an updated version of this post here. Wait: If you haven’t filled out...
View ArticleThe Demographics of Bitcoin (Part 1 updated)
With 533 responses, the results so far of the Bitcoin community survey are remarkably similar to the findings I published after receiving the first hundred responses. So similar in fact, that if you...
View ArticleOverview of Bitcoin Community Survey Feb-Mar 2013
I created this survey on 12 February 2013 using Google Docs. I posted the link on Bitcointalk.org, Reddit, Twitter, and Google+. From there, the survey was reposted on various Bitcoin [...]
View ArticleBitcoin, Hype, and the Future of Digital Currencies
The first version of a new Internet technology is rarely the one that wins mass adoption. Early versions of the browser, search engine, email provider, and social network were exciting, [...]
View ArticleWhat do people actually buy with Bitcoins?
This question was included in my survey of 1,000 Bitcoin users (most of whom responded before the recent price surge), and remains one of the areas poorly examined in media coverage. [...]
View ArticleBitcoin Is More Than Money (As Is Any Money)
Our use of money is infused with profound cultural and political meaning, and the interplay of rival currencies can offer insights into cultural tensions. This was as true of post-Soviet […]
View ArticleDigital Nation
A broad cultural movement that is networked, open source, and collaborative is challenging, and sometimes replacing, key elements of the traditional nation state. The result could be characterized as...
View ArticleBitcoin Community Survey 2014
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY Update: Here are some preliminary results, based on the first 120 responses. The community seems to have gotten slightly younger over the last year, […]
View ArticleBitcoin in Context
This is a slightly different perspective on money than Bitcoin users are used to, firstly because it involves looking at the past rather than the future, and secondly because it […]
View ArticleThe Politics of Bitcoin
There is no average Bitcoiner, but neither is Bitcoin a perfect reflection of wider society. That said, discussion of imbalances within the community should not be overstated, and should account […]
View ArticleTrust, Organisation, and Community Within Bitcoin
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY These graphics are based on the first 400 responses to the survey above, which is still open. The major new addition to this year’s […]
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