Crypto’s fastest growing investors? Baby Boomers – and scammers know it - video Dailymotion

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Baby Boomers have become the fastest growing group of cryptocurrency investors in Australia, but experts say the cohort is particularly vulnerable to scams. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00Baby Boomers are now the fastest growing group of Australians investing in cryptocurrency

00:04but experts say they should tread carefully in what remains a high risk and largely unregulated

00:10space.

00:12New research found the number of over 65s holding digital assets has quadrupled since

00:162019, rising from just 2% to 8.2%.

00:20While Millennials and Gen Z remain the largest groups, the boomer surge is being filled by

00:23recent retirees reassessing their investments.

00:32But the cautionary tales are growing too.

00:34Australians lost more than $170 million to crypto scams in 2023 and senior age groups

00:40are frequently targeted.

00:43Experts advise older Aussies to do their homework before jumping in, research well-known crypto

00:47platforms like Coinbase or Independent Reserve and look at secure crypto wallets such as

00:53Ledger or Trezor to help minimise risk while learning the ropes.

00:58ASIC has warned that crypto is still a high-risk investment with few protections.

Crypto’s fastest growing investors? Baby Boomers – and scammers know it

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