FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)—The folks at Chicksx.com, a low-fee crypto exchange, analyzed how much people are looking into the currency online and who doesn’t seem interested.
According to the study, the average number of Google searches for 250 different terms related to investing in cryptocurrency was collated and compared to the population size of each state to determine the rankings.
The state with the least amount of interest was Mississippi, with an average of 124.05 monthly searches for every 100,000 people and only 3,647 average monthly searches overall. Second on the list was our neighbor to the south, Kentucky, with an average of 132.67 per 100,000, and it averaged 6,005 monthly searches overall.
Indiana rounds out the top five spots with 134.89 searches per 100,000 residents and 9,257 monthly searches. Indiana’s other border buddies came in more toward our end of the list, with Ohio at 152 searches per 100,000 and Michigan at 161.36 searches per 100,000 people.
New York was the most interested on the list, sitting at an average of 298.58 monthly searches per 100,000 residents and 58,436 average monthly searches overall. Illinois was the closest state in our area to be interested, coming in at the 18th most interested with 192.24 searches per 100,000.
“Individuals wanting to invest in crypto will likely have many queries and concerns about doing so, with some of these generating a high search volume in many states,” said Al Alof, CEO of Chicksx.com. “Since crypto is a high-risk, volatile market, it’s recommended that potential users proceed with caution and do their research before investing.”