A survey that showed 5 cryptocurrency investors out of 10 cryptocurrency investors looked at security first when choosing a cryptocurrency exchange has come out.
According to a survey done by a cryptocurrency exchange called Huobi Korea on 500 investors, 49% of respondents responded to a survey by saying that security is the most important element when choosing an exchange. 22.8% and 10% of respondents saw amount of transactions (liquidity) and convenience as the most important factors.
It was shown through a survey that most of investors are currently using multiple cryptocurrency exchanges. 77.4%, 55.1%, and 49.9% of respondents are currently using Upbit, Huobi Korea, and Bithumb respectively. 26.1% of respondents are currently investing between $8,900 and $26,700 (10 million KRW and 30 million KRW) while 21.6% and 14.6% of respondents are currently investing $2,670 and $8,900 (3 million KRW and 10 million KRW) and between $44,500 and $89,000 (50 million KRW and 100 million KRW) respectively.
Staff Reporter Gil, Jaeshik | osolgil@etnews.com