Over the past few days, Ron Paul, a retired American politician and former U.S. presidential candidate, conducted a survey among his followers on a Twitter where they would invest $10,000 if a rich person would give them that amount for 10-year investment period: Federal Reserve Notes, gold, bitcoin (Bitcoin) or US Treasury bonds?
A wealthy person gifts you $10,000. You get to choose in which form you’ll accept the gift. But there’s a catch: You must keep the gift in the form that you choose for 10 years without touching it. In which form would you accept the gift?
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) November 15, 2018
In the poll, almost 95,000 people voted. Of these, 50% of users preferred to invest in bitcoin, 37% – in gold, 11% – 10-year U.S. bonds and 2% – the Fed reserve notes. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts believe that the survey results confirm the enormous popularity of bitcoin and that cryptocurrencies came to gain a foothold for a long time.
Ron Paul is known as a politician who advocates weapon reform and the legalization of cannabis. In his book, “End the Fed”, he shares the point of view of many crypto enthusiasts and mentions bitcoin in a positive context.
The survey of Paul contrasts sharply with the current situation in the crypto market. Despite the strong depreciation last week, half of all participants chose bitcoin.
This is the second such survey by Paul. In early December 2017, when BTC was about to reach its record level, Paul asked the exact same question. At that time, 54% of respondents voted for bitcoin.
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