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Shares of Americans who say they’re “familiar” with
cryptocurrencies:
Whites: 37 percent
Hispanics: 49 percent
Blacks: 50 percent
Shares of Americans reporting owning cryptos:
Whites: 11 percent
Hispanics: 17 percent
Blacks: 23 percent
(Source: “Black, Latino, LGBTQ investors see crypto investments like bitcoin as ‘a new path’ to wealth and equity,” by Charisse Jones and Jessica Menton, USA TODAY, August 13, 2021, https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/08/13/crypto-seen-path-equity-black-latino-and-lgbtq-investors/5431122001/?gnt-cfr=1)