Bank skepticism doesn’t equal crypto trust

A YouGov Profiles analysis (responses collected Mar 2025–Mar 2026) finds that Americans who distrust banks are not more likely to trust or own cryptocurrencies; distrust toward financial institutions appears to generalize rather than redirect to crypto. Ownership and strong belief in crypto as the future are both low (≈7% own, 5% definitely see crypto as the future), even among bank skeptics. — If people who reject banks also reject crypto, claims that crypto will capture an anti‑bank constituency are overstated — affecting adoption forecasts, regulatory politics, and fintech business strategy.