The data describes the reasons for not being interested in using Bitcoin for internet purchase/sale transactions in the U.S. as of December 2013. During the survey it was found that 17% of Americans were not interested in using Bitcoin for online transactions because they preferred other methods of payment.
Prefer other methods of payment | 17 |
Need more information/don’t know much about it | 16 |
No need for it/not useful | 11 |
Not secure/doesn’t seem secure | 8 |
Shady/fraudulent/sounds illegal | 8 |
Value fluctuates/value is speculative | 8 |
No protections/regulations | 7 |
Untrustworthy/don’t trust it | 7 |
Risky/can’t be tracked | 6 |
No intrinsic value/nothing backing it | 6 |
Not safe/doesn’t seem safe/unsafe | 5 |
New/unproven/not enough experience/not around a long time | 5 |