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This 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 Q1 2018 'State of Blockchain' report on coindesk.com and may appear in CoinDesk marketing material.

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1. Was Q1 2018 the first time you actively followed cryptocurrencies?

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2. Approximately how frequently do you check cryptocurrency prices?

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3. Did you stop checking prices frequently when they dropped in Q1?

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4. Did you use credit or buy crypto on margin in 2017?

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5. If you bought on credit, did you pay back your debt already?

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6. Do you think prices at the end of Q1 are?

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7. Do you think the recent dip in cryptocurrency prices will lead to a prolonged bear market?

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8. What caused the price declines?

  Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
Rebound from prior over-speculation
Loss of users
Nowhere to use or spend
Taxes
Regulation
Exchange to pay capital costs of growth

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

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10. How would you rank the following positive aspects of Bitcoin today?

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11. Which of the following do you consider to be the most negative aspect of Bitcoin today?

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12. Have you ever participated in an ICO?

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13. Have you ever claimed tokens from an airdrop?

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14. Have you ever claimed coins as a result of a hard fork?

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15. If you have taken part in an ICO or claimed coins from an airdrop or fork, what have you done with your tokens / coins since? (click all that apply)

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16. Do you think ICO regulation will spur more forks and airdrops?

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17. Was the Venezuelan Petro ICO a perfect example of a shitcoin?

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18. Why was it a shitcoin?

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19. Allegedly "46 percent" of ICOs have failed, is this?

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

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21. Will DLT and enterprise blockchains will return to the spotlight now that regulators seem to be clamping down?

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22. Are the social media crypto ad bans justified?

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23. Do you think the social media crypto ad ban will slow down ICO raises?

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24. Jack Dorsey stated on March 21 that "bitcoin will be the world’s sole currency within 10 years"...Do you agree?

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25. Did you pay taxes on crypto gains for 2017?

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26. If you're U.S. based, was it easy to understand your tax liability?

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27. If you're from a non-US jurisdiction in the world, was it easy to understand your tax liability?

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28. What exchange do you use most often?

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29. With several jurisdictions tackling exchanges with new regulations, how do you think the market will respond? (click all that apply)

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30. Will merchant adoption increase in 2018?

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31. How low can the price drop before you quit HODLing?

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32. Did you sell because of the price dips?

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33. Did you buy because of the price dips?

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34. Did you buy any cryptocurrencies at the top of the market in late 2017?

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35. Was the roll out of the Lightning Network a positive development?

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36. Does a second layer solution make Bitcoin more or less centralized?

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37. What is more important HODLing or spending?

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38. 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
Ethereum
Litecoin
Bitcoin Cash
XRP
Zcash
Monero
DASH

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39. When prices fell, did you learn more about other aspects of crypto?

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

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41. Which of the following do you consider to be the most positive aspect of ethereum today?

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42. Which of the following do you consider to be the most negative aspect of ethereum today?

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43. Do you think scaling is holding back development of dApps on the ethereum blockchain?

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44. Do you think sharding will be the most critical scaling solution for dApp development?

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45. Will ethereum leadership deliver on their promises to push forward casper and Proof of Stake (PoS)?

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46. Do alternative smart contract platforms like EOS pose an existential threat to ethereum?

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47. Did you move into a stable coin cryptocurrency on an exchange when you saw the market down turn or did you move into a fiat trade pair? (A stable coin is usually pegged to a real world asset like the dollar. Tether / USDT would be considered a stable coin).

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