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Unfortunately, lots of people are indeed going into debt for crypto. That’s what happens when unregulated gambling becomes widely available. “Survey: Americans
by Asparagirl 4y ago
Unfortunately, lots of people are indeed going into debt for crypto. That’s what happens when unregulated gambling becomes widely available.
“Survey: Americans Borrow Money, Default on Bills to Buy Cryptocurrency
More than 32% of cryptocurrency investors have used a payday loan in the past, and 11% have used a payday loan or title loan to invest in cryptocurrency, in spite of triple-digit interest rates…
About 21% of crypto-investors said they’ve used a loan to pay for their cryptocurrency investments. Personal loans were most popular, but payday loans, title loans, mortgage refinances, home equity loans and leftover student loan funds also have been utilized…
Investors are going into debt: Almost 19% of respondents said they’ve struggled to pay at least one bill due to the amount of money they’ve invested in cryptocurrency, and about 15% said they’ve worried about eviction, foreclosure or car repossession due to their investing…
More than 35% have used a credit card to purchase cryptocurrency, with about 20% of those paying it off when the bill came due, and another 14% are paying it off incrementally with either an 0% APR introductory offer or at the full interest rate, while 1% maxed out their card altogether…”
https://debthammer.org/cryptocurrency-survey/ https://debthammer.org/cryptocurrency-survey/
(shout-out to Molly White @molly0xFFF for continuing to meticulously document this disaster at https://web3isgoinggreat.com https://web3isgoinggreat.com)
- medo-bear 4y agomy point is that the ammount of borrowing people are doing to get into crypto is nothing in comparison to the amount of borrowing that drove the real estate bubble
- Asparagirl 4y agoEvery dollar they put into crypto, borrowed or not, could have gone into something with an actual use case. A house has a use. A tulip bulb has a use.
- medo-bear 4y ago> A house has a use yet the housing market crashed and will probably crash again
- mateo411 4y agoYou can grow a pretty flower from a tulip bulb.
- Asparagirl 4y agoIndeed. And with enough sun, rain, soil, and chill hours[1], that bulb can become two in a few years, doubling your investment… [1] which can and should be faked by putting the bulb in the fridge for 12-14 weeks before planting, if you live in a warm winter climate like the Bay Area