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Exploring motivations for the use of bitcoin technology

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Publication date05/2016
Host publicationCHI EA '16 Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Pages2872-2878
Number of pages7
ISBN (print)9781450340823
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

This paper presents an exploratory study focusing on user experience with Bitcoin technology. We describe interviews with 9 Bitcoin users and report findings related to users’ motivations for buying and using bitcoins. Our initial findings capture three main motivations such as Bitcoin’s predicted role in a monetary revolution, users’ increased empowerment, and their perception of real value of Bitcoin currency. We conclude with reflections on the value of these findings for HCI researchers.