CoinDesk Research: Blockchain Sentiment Survey (Q3 2018)

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This anonymous survey is intended to gather data on the current state of the blockchain industry.

Questions cover numerous topics that touch on sentiment around the evolution of bitcoin, ethereum, other cryptocurrencies, ICOs, regulation, and distributed ledger technology.

Results will be analyzed and published in CoinDesk Research's Q3 2018 'State of Blockchain' report on coindesk.com and may appear in CoinDesk marketing material.

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* 1. What is your most preferred cryptocurrency? (please choose one)

Bitcoin

Ethereum

XRP

Bitcoin Cash

EOS

Monero

Litecoin

Dash

Zcash

Stellar

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Approximately how frequently do you check cryptocurrency prices?

Hardly ever

A couple times a month

A couple times a week

Every day

Every hour -- I'm compulsive

Hardly ever

A couple times a month

A couple times a week

Every day

Every hour -- I'm compulsive

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* 3. Do you think prices at the end of Q3 are?

Overvalued

Undervalued

About right

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* 4. Are we in a bear or bull market?

Bear

Neutral

Bull

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* 5. How do you feel about the current overall state of bitcoin?

Extremely negative

Moderately negative

Slightly negative

Neutral or ok

Slightly positive

Moderately positive

Extremely positive

Extremely negative

Moderately negative

Slightly negative

Neutral or ok

Slightly positive

Moderately positive

Extremely positive

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* 6. How would you rank the following positive aspects of Bitcoin today? (1=most positive, 5=least positive)

It's a hedge against central bank monetary policy

It's a solution to privacy concerns and identity theft

It's uncensorable and immutable

It's digital gold with counterfeit protection

It's great for payments and as a medium of exchange

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* 7. Which of the following do you consider to be the most negative aspect of Bitcoin today? (1=most negative, 4=least negative)

Transaction fees

Scaling

No traction as a consumer tool

Complicated to use

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* 8. Have you ever participated in an ICO?

Yes

No, but I have tried or wanted to

No, and I have never tried or wanted to either

Yes

No, but I have tried or wanted to

No, and I have never tried or wanted to either

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* 9. What sector of blockchain applications are you most bullish on?

Privacy focused transactions

Prediction markets

Asset management tools

Identity

Decentralized exchanges

Computation

Storage

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* 10. What exchange do you use most often?

Binance

Bitfinex

GDAX / Coinbase

Gemini

HitBTC

Kraken

Poloniex

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Merchant adoption of cryptocurrencies will increase in 2018.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 12. How often do you spend your cryptocurrencies on goods and services?

	Every day	A few times a week	About once a week	A few times a month	Once a month	Less than once a month	Almost never
Bitcoin	Bitcoin Every day	Bitcoin A few times a week	Bitcoin About once a week	Bitcoin A few times a month	Bitcoin Once a month	Bitcoin Less than once a month	Bitcoin Almost never
Ethereum	Ethereum Every day	Ethereum A few times a week	Ethereum About once a week	Ethereum A few times a month	Ethereum Once a month	Ethereum Less than once a month	Ethereum Almost never
Litecoin	Litecoin Every day	Litecoin A few times a week	Litecoin About once a week	Litecoin A few times a month	Litecoin Once a month	Litecoin Less than once a month	Litecoin Almost never
Bitcoin Cash	Bitcoin Cash Every day	Bitcoin Cash A few times a week	Bitcoin Cash About once a week	Bitcoin Cash A few times a month	Bitcoin Cash Once a month	Bitcoin Cash Less than once a month	Bitcoin Cash Almost never
XRP	XRP Every day	XRP A few times a week	XRP About once a week	XRP A few times a month	XRP Once a month	XRP Less than once a month	XRP Almost never
Zcash	Zcash Every day	Zcash A few times a week	Zcash About once a week	Zcash A few times a month	Zcash Once a month	Zcash Less than once a month	Zcash Almost never
Monero	Monero Every day	Monero A few times a week	Monero About once a week	Monero A few times a month	Monero Once a month	Monero Less than once a month	Monero Almost never
DASH	DASH Every day	DASH A few times a week	DASH About once a week	DASH A few times a month	DASH Once a month	DASH Less than once a month	DASH Almost never

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* 13. How do you feel about the current overall state of ethereum?

Extremely negative

Moderately negative

Slightly negative

Neutral or ok

Slightly positive

Moderately positive

Extremely positive

Extremely negative

Moderately negative

Slightly negative

Neutral or ok

Slightly positive

Moderately positive

Extremely positive

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* 14. Which of the following do you consider to be the most positive aspect of ethereum today? (1=most positive, 4=least positive)

The ethereum protocol

The ethereum dapp ecosystem

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

ICOs

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* 15. Which of the following do you consider to be the most negative aspect of ethereum today? (1=most negative, 4=least negative)

Transaction fees

Lack of scaling

Potentially buggy smart contracts

ICOs

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* 16. Where do you store the majority of your holdings?

Exchange

Hot Wallet (access to internet)

Cold Wallet (closed off to internet)

I'd rather not disclose

Other

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* 17. What is your dominant political ideology? (these answers are anonymous)

Communist

Socialist

Liberal

Centrist

Conservative

Libertarian

Anarcho-capitalist

Alt-Right

Nihilist

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* 18. How do you feel about the current overall state of Monero (XMR)?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

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* 19. How do you feel about the current overall state of XRP?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

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* 20. How do you feel about the current overall state of EOS?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

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* 21. How do you feel about the current overall state of ZCash (ZEC)?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

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* 22. How do you feel about the recent development news that Dogecoin may become interoperable with Ethereum?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

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* 23. What country is getting crypto-regulation right?

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* 24. What country is getting crypto-regulation wrong?

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* 25. Goldman Sachs stalled their crypto trading activities. How long before they (and other traditional financial institutions) engage in this activity fully?

6 months

1 Year

2 Years

5 Years

Not any time soon / Never

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* 26. Do crypto memes affect your investment decisions?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 27. What is your most preferred security model?

Proof of Work (PoW)

Proof of Stake (PoS)

Combination

Other (please specify)

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* 28. How do you feel about the trustworthiness of crypto data sources?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

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* 29. Was the inflation exploit bitcoin bug discovered in September a major threat to the network?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 30. How do you feel about top executives at block.one (largely responsible for EOS) leaving the project?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

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* 31. A crypto ETF will be approved...

Within this year

Next year

In 2 years or more

Never

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* 32. How many cryptocurrencies will there be in 1 year?

A lot more

A little more

Same as now

A little less

A lot less

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* 33. How many cryptocurrencies will there be in 10 years?

A lot more

A little more

Same as now

A little less

A lot less

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* 34. What do you think best describes enterprise blockchains?

Integrated into real-world uses cases that have impact

Promising experiments undergoing R&D

They are a fad and only public decentralized blockchains matter

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* 35. Do you think the original Satoshi Bitcoin White Paper should be changed?

Yes - Now

Maybe

No - But possibly in the future

No - Never

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* 36. How do you feel about Bitmain filing for an IPO?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
This is great for crypto	This is great for crypto Strongly Agree	This is great for crypto Agree	This is great for crypto Neutral	This is great for crypto Disagree	This is great for crypto Strongly Disagree
This is great for bitcoin (BTC)	This is great for bitcoin (BTC) Strongly Agree	This is great for bitcoin (BTC) Agree	This is great for bitcoin (BTC) Neutral	This is great for bitcoin (BTC) Disagree	This is great for bitcoin (BTC) Strongly Disagree
This is great for bitcoin cash (BCH)	This is great for bitcoin cash (BCH) Strongly Agree	This is great for bitcoin cash (BCH) Agree	This is great for bitcoin cash (BCH) Neutral	This is great for bitcoin cash (BCH) Disagree	This is great for bitcoin cash (BCH) Strongly Disagree
Neutral	Neutral Strongly Agree	Neutral Agree	Neutral Neutral	Neutral Disagree	Neutral Strongly Disagree
Hardly matters	Hardly matters Strongly Agree	Hardly matters Agree	Hardly matters Neutral	Hardly matters Disagree	Hardly matters Strongly Disagree
This is bad for crypto	This is bad for crypto Strongly Agree	This is bad for crypto Agree	This is bad for crypto Neutral	This is bad for crypto Disagree	This is bad for crypto Strongly Disagree
This is bad for bitcoin (BTC)	This is bad for bitcoin (BTC) Strongly Agree	This is bad for bitcoin (BTC) Agree	This is bad for bitcoin (BTC) Neutral	This is bad for bitcoin (BTC) Disagree	This is bad for bitcoin (BTC) Strongly Disagree
This is bad for bitcoin cash (BCH)	This is bad for bitcoin cash (BCH) Strongly Agree	This is bad for bitcoin cash (BCH) Agree	This is bad for bitcoin cash (BCH) Neutral	This is bad for bitcoin cash (BCH) Disagree	This is bad for bitcoin cash (BCH) Strongly Disagree
Bitmain is struggling	Bitmain is struggling Strongly Agree	Bitmain is struggling Agree	Bitmain is struggling Neutral	Bitmain is struggling Disagree	Bitmain is struggling Strongly Disagree
Bitmain is excelling	Bitmain is excelling Strongly Agree	Bitmain is excelling Agree	Bitmain is excelling Neutral	Bitmain is excelling Disagree	Bitmain is excelling Strongly Disagree

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* 37. Do you think markets are organic or artificially manipulated?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Equity Market	Equity Market Strongly Agree	Equity Market Agree	Equity Market Neutral	Equity Market Disagree	Equity Market Strongly Disagree
Crypto Market	Crypto Market Strongly Agree	Crypto Market Agree	Crypto Market Neutral	Crypto Market Disagree	Crypto Market Strongly Disagree

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* 38. How do you feel about sellers offering a crypto-asset index product?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative