{
  "id": 2819528,
  "title": "Fed study finds crypto investors driven by beliefs, easily swayed by returns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/fed-study-finds-crypto-investors-driven-by-beliefs-easily-swayed-by",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T15:30:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/fed-study-finds-crypto-investors-driven-by-beliefs-easily-swayed-by-returns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Federal Reserve study reveals that crypto investors hold significantly different views on potential returns and risk levels. The research, led by Michael Weber, Bernardo Candia, Olivier Coibion, and Yuriy Gorodnichenko, suggests that beliefs about future cryptocurrency gains can influence investment decisions. When people learn about Bitcoin's recent performance, this can increase their inclination to invest in crypto. The study, titled \"Do You Even Crypto, Bro? Cryptocurrencies in Household Finance,\" also indicates that crypto's volatility may be driven by misunderstanding and varying expectations about returns, rather than just market fundamentals. The research further shows that crypto investors are predominantly younger, male, and wealthier compared to traditional asset holders.",
  "summary": "A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland study finds crypto investors hold sharply different views on returns and risk, while information about Bitcoin’s past gains can increase both desired allocations and actual crypto purchases.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}