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Survey: Nigeria Has the Highest Awareness of Encryption in the World

On September 4th, ConsenSys, the Ethereum infrastructure development company, published a survey report on its official website stating that Nigeria has the highest level of cryptocurrency awareness in the world. In a public opinion poll, 99% of respondents indicated that they were aware of cryptocurrency, and 70% of respondents had a clear understanding of the basic concepts of blockchain technology.

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