Dreams of Wealth with Cryptocurrency Dropped By Age 15

In demand worldwide as a source of investment and income. cryptocurrenciesIt affects the lives of many people in the hope of getting rich quick. When we look at our country in particular, the invaluation of the efforts of people who make efforts and labor and economic problems lead people to the dream of getting rich in a short time.

According to a study, the dream of getting rich through cryptocurrencies, which has become popular around the world and is on the thin line between gambling and investment. age 15 has fallen so far. High school and university students young individuals Experts, who said that they invested their pocket money, scholarships and student loans for education in cryptocurrencies, warned their families and students to be careful.

“The majority of them do not know what they are doing”

Speaking to Zülal Atagün from Hürriyet, experts warned about cryptocurrencies. According to research, crypto investors 50% are in the 18-24 age group and 45 percent of teens aged 15-20 think they know more about the cryptocurrency industry than their parents. Marmara University Informatics Department Lecturer Prof. Dr. Cem Sütçü, on the other hand, thinks that this is the opposite.

On the subject of Sütçü, “Students get their money here to squander it’s not right. Instead, it will be more beneficial in the long run if they think about the underlying technology and think about what we can do. We all see many negative examples on social media. But that doesn’t mean cryptocurrencies are wrong. In other words, you can use the knife to cut bread, or to injure someone… At the moment, most people do not know what they are doing and how. Someone on Twitter says that a coin will rise, whoever hears it invests the money. Authorities need to determine how this system will work and who will have the right to do what to what extent.” he evaluated.

Banning is not the solution

İsmail Hakkı Polat, Lecturer at Kadir Has University, Department of New Media. Banning won’t be the solution stating, “Since there is a credit card requirement, the person who will trade on the cryptocurrency exchange must be at least 18 years old. Young people can enter the system using the cards of their elders. The trades they are familiar with from the games make the concept of money tangible in their world. In this case, reality and the digital world begin to mix. That is why it is necessary to raise awareness among young people. Young people are diving into a sea of ​​cryptocurrencies without knowing what is right or wrong. We cannot say that we should ban cryptocurrencies. Ethical and moral awareness should also be developed in order to protect young people from this.” he stated.