Retail Investors Growing More Positive on Crypto, Though Major Uncertainty Remains on Bitcoin and Alts' Future

• Retail investors became more positive on crypto during Q1 2024, with only 1% seeing crypto as a fad • 40% say they expect bitcoin to thrive in coming years, 38% expect it to disappear • Over 50% expect another major crypto to collapse by 2026 • 78% of US consumers see crypto as commodities, 76% as alternative assets, 74% as store of value • 65% see crypto replacing cash, 52% see it as important asset class and payment method