Data suggests that some low-paid members of the workforce are quitting their jobs after making life-changing crypto gains.
Analytics firm Civic Science posted survey results (weighted according to U.S. census data) on Nov. 1, which shows that 4% of 6741 respondents aged 18 and over had quit their jobs in the past year due to “financial freedom” earned by investing in crypto assets.
Civic then cross-referenced the 4% figure with data from 1,201 respondents based on their annual income who had quit their jobs due to crypto gains.
Almost two thirds of those who had quit their jobs due to 'mad gainz' earned under $50,000 per year — comprised of 27% of those earning less than $25,000, while 37% had a total income of between $25,000 and $50,000.
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