This paper studies the dynamics of bitcoin ownership from 2016 to 2021, using the Bank of Canada's Bitcoin Omnibus Surveys. The estimated rate of bitcoin ownership jumped[...]

Are private digital currencies such as Bitcoin a substitute for physical cash? We test this hypothesis using data from the Bank of Canada’s Bitcoin Omnibus Survey. We est[...]

The data and programs replicate tables and figures from "Explaining Bitcoin ownership in Canada: Trends from 2016 to 2021", by Balutel, Engert, Henry, Huynh, and Voia. Pl[...]

Since 2016, the Bank of Canada has conducted annual surveys to monitor awareness, adoption and usage of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This report incorporates resul[...]

We develop a tractable model of Bitcoin adoption with network effects and social learning, which we then connect to unique data from the Bank of Canada's Bitcoin Omnibus [...]

The data and programs replicate tables and figures from "Bitcoin Adoption and Beliefs in Canada", by Balutel, Henry, Vasquez and Voia. Please see the ReadMe file for addi[...]