Survey: 41% of adult investors in Hong Kong currently do not want to hold any cryptocurrency assets.

BlockBeats news reported on October 18th that after the JPEX incident, Hong Kong residents' attitude towards cryptocurrency has worsened. According to a survey conducted by the School of Business and Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology among 2,200 respondents aged 18 or above, 41% currently do not want to hold any cryptocurrency. This result represents a significant increase of 12 percentage points compared to a similar survey conducted on 5,700 people between April and May. Although 84% of respondents claimed to have heard of virtual assets, only 27% of them currently hold or have owned cryptocurrency. In addition, the desire to own cryptocurrency in the future has also weakened, with only 20% of respondents expressing interest, a decrease of 5 percentage points from the previous survey. Among those willing to invest in cryptocurrency, 80% plan to hold cryptocurrency worth HKD 50,000 or less.