U.S. interest in buying Bitcoin spikes 76% in one month
Amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) ongoing rally to a new all-time high, interest in buying the cryptocurrency has surged across the United States, particularly over the past month. Specifically, search interest for the phrase “buy bitcoin” jumped by 76% in 30 days. On June 15, the search index stood at 49. It climbed to 90 by July 15, reaching a peak of 100 on July 14, according to Google Trends data retrieved by Finbold. One-month search interest in ‘buy Bitcoin’ in U.S. Source: Google Trends Regionally, the highest search volumes came from the District of Columbia, followed by New Hampshire, Nevada, New Jersey, and Washington, highlighting strong interest across the Northeast and West Coast. The surge in public interest tracks closely with Bitcoin’s price action. In this case, over the past month, BTC gained around 10%, briefly topping $123,000. The spike in searches likely reflects growing retail curiosity, with fear of mis...