Why do young investors prefer cryptocurrencies? Or, to put it more plainly, why do young people like crypto speculation? In the public eye, the phrase “crypto speculation” is often associated with negative implications such as “radical”, “high-risk”, and the “ambition” for getting rich. However, the preference for cryptocurrency among the young seems to be unstoppable. According to the latest report released by Crypto.com, in January 2021, there were 106 million crypto holders worldwide, and the figure has surged to 221 million by August 2021, compared to only 66 million in May 2020. The doubling of holders during six months shows just how popular cryptocurrencies are.
It is silly to base your whole thesis on young people buying into the housing market within China and how property prices have moved in the last couple decades. As we see by the biggest property developer in China just about to go bust, what goes up really fast is likely to come down just as fast - it was an illusionary profit that basically resembled a ponzi scheme, keep adding new investors until the money runs out. Young people, due to a lack of experience, generally go for much higher promised returns because they are looking for short-cuts to wealth. Old-timers know that a vast majority of those short-cuts will leave you penniless. However one advantage younger generations have is they have plenty of time to recover from losses but the majority will need to learn that slow, steady growth is much more desirable over boom, bust attempts.