Gen Z Wants Crypto in Dating, but Few Actually Use It

The survey gathered answers from 1,000 adults across the country.

Around 13% of Gen Z respondents said they have paid for a date with crypto. Many others said they have never tried it because they do not have a direct payment option that allows them to use crypto in everyday situations.

Interest was not limited to spending. About 31% of Gen Z participants said they would like to receive crypto as a Valentine’s Day gift. The survey also found that financial knowledge matters in dating.

Gen Z showed the strongest agreement, with 76% saying that financial literacy is an attractive quality in a partner. Millennials followed closely at 75%.

For many day-to-day purchases, paying with a card is still faster than using a crypto wallet. This difference creates a gap between openness to the idea and actually doing it.

Additionally, between 52% and 55% of respondents said that understanding digital tools such as cryptocurrencies and digital wallets can make someone more appealing.

However, holding digital assets had a much smaller effect. Only 17% of all respondents said that owning crypto makes a person more attractive. Among millennials, the number was 30%, and among Gen Z, it was 28%.

Meanwhile, crypto investors showed more interest in improving market fundamentals than in funding decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, according to a survey by CfC St. Moritz. What did the survey show? Read the full story.