Trading guide’s tradingbrowser.com recently ran a new survey revealing that crypto-related Google searches are likely to be at their highest during the month of May – with Luna Crypto at 1731%.
February came in as the UK’s second high-alert month, with the term” is Crypto safe” search up by 189%.
In total, 22 cryptocurrency terms were analysed, all relating to crypto trading and news as well as crypto security, every month during 2022 to reveal the UK’s High-Alert Crypto Month.
May emerged as the UK’s Crypto High-Alert month, with seven of 22 keyword searches spiking to their highest search level of 2022 during the month. The month saw the keywords: “Crypto”, “Crypto Prices”, “Crypto Crash”, “Coin Market Cap”, “Luna Crypto”, “Coin Base”, and “Binance” hitting their highest points. Searches for “Luna Crypto” exploded by 1,731% this month.
The UK’s next Crypto High-Alert month, February, had three search terms reaching their highest on Google. These include: “Bitcoin scam”, which rose by 106% above its average search levels, “Is Crypto safe” which increased by 189% and “Blockchain”, which jumped by 50%. The terms indicated growing scepticism among Brits around the security of cryptocurrencies.
November follows with the highest spike for two crypto keywords. FTX erupted by 936% on Google following the bankruptcy saga with its CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The term “Crypto Wallet” also peaked in November by 190%, signifying interest in coin purchases.
January saw explosive searches for two Crypto keywords by UK users. NFT searches went up by 241% following its adoption by celebrities and brands, and the month also saw searches for “best cryptocurrency” jump by 133% more than its average search throughout 2022.
Coming fifth is June, with peaks for two key crypto search terms – “Bitcoin” exploded by 168%, almost twice its average search and “Ethereum” searches increased by 102%.
The study was conducted by Tradingbrowser.com, a guide to crypto trading and investing which offers expertise in trading tips and platform reviews.
THE UK’S CRYPTO SEARCH CALENDAR 2022
| MONTH | SEARCH SPIKES | SEARCH TERM WITH HIGHEST SPIKE (compared to yearly average) | SEARCH % INCREASE |
| May | 7 | Luna Crypto | 1731% |
| February | 3 | is crypto safe | 189% |
| November | 2 | FTX | 936% |
| January | 2 | NFT | 241% |
| June | 2 | bitcoin | 168% |
| July | 1 | Crypto coin | 442% |
| October | 1 | Dogecoin | 393% |
| March | 1 | Buy Ripple | 167% |
| April | 1 | crypto scam | 118% |
| September | 1 | Shilling | 44% |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |