Key takeaways:
- PiS has proposed banning the operation of cryptocurrency companies.
- 33% of Poles want a general ban on owning cryptocurrencies.
- 27% have the opposite opinion.
Poles don’t want cryptocurrencies?
Now, however, respondents were asked about their attitude towards cryptocurrencies. “There is an ongoing debate about a complete ban on owning and trading cryptocurrencies in Poland. What is your opinion on this?” – the respondents heard.
And what turned out? A total of 33% of respondents were in favor of introducing a ban (including 18% “strongly support the ban” and 15% “rather support the ban”). There were slightly fewer opponents of this idea, 27%, of which 15% “are against the ban” and the answer “I strongly oppose the ban” was chosen by 12%.
However, what should tell politicians who come up with such strange ideas is that the largest group were undecided people – 40% of respondents. Virtual Poland she pointed out that “this is a signal that for a large part of society cryptocurrencies may still be ‘black magic’.”
The study for Wirtualna Polska was conducted on the Ariadna Nationwide Research Panel using the CAWI method, on May 15-18, on a sample of 1,090 people.
What does the Ari10 study tell us?
So let’s look at another study: the Ari10 report “Cryptocurrency Adoption in Europe 2026”, which was based on interviews with over 11,000. people from 11 countries. It shows us that the cryptocurrency market in Europe is maturing dynamically and is no longer niche. Nearly 40% of Europeans have already had contact with cryptoassets, and approximately 31% actively invest in them – mainly because they believe that their value will continue to increase. Cryptocurrencies are increasingly perceived not only as a speculative investment, but also as an element of portfolio diversification or a payment tool.
Poland definitely stands out from Europe. As many as 47.1% of surveyed Poles declare contact with cryptocurrencies, while only 13.6% see no use for them, which is the lowest percentage on the continent. Poland is also at the forefront in terms of awareness of the MiCA regulations, the participation of active investors and the number of the so-called early adopters, i.e. people investing before 2017.
Interest in cryptocurrencies is clearly diversified demographically: men and people aged 25-44 dominate, and as income increases, the tendency to invest increases. At the same time, the data shows that despite the growing popularity of the market, there are still significant gaps in user knowledge, especially in the field of security and asset management.
The conclusions of the report are clear: the potential for further adoption of cryptocurrencies in Europe – and especially in Poland – remains high, but its implementation will depend primarily on user education and the development of simple, safe solutions that will reduce risk and increase trust in the market.
