“Bitcoin now”: temporal discounting in Bitcoin holders

Introduction Cryptocurrency investment and trading are rapidly growing activities due to the development of applications platforms that offer fast, continuous, easy entry into cryptocurrency world. To understand decision making in holders, we assessed temporal discounting, is, whether Bitcoin holders disregard rewards if they distant time overvalue more immediate. Further, compared performance between short-term investors (i.e., day-traders) vs. long-term investors. Methods Using an online survey, invited 144 answer discounting questionnaires dealing with money (“Which do you prefer, get right now 20 USD cash or 100 a month?”) 0.1 1 month?”). Results Analysis demonstrated no significant differences for Bitcoin. However, critically, higher both was observed In similar vein, positive correlations were day Discussion These findings demonstrate how horizons tend prioritize immediate over larger but delayed rewards. Future research can assess neural basis cryptocurrencies.