According to data from Google Trends, Bitcoin (BTC), Terra (LUNA), Ethereum (ETH) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) were the most sought after crypto assets worldwide in the past month.
January 2022 was the worst January for Bitcoin (BTC) after 2018. The largest crypto-asset Bitcoin did not start the year 2022 well. It has fallen several times this month. Bitcoin’s decline in January was also reflected in Google searches. On January 22-24, there was a huge increase in Bitcoin Google searches. The biggest reason for this was the decline of Bitcoin to $ 36,000 on Saturday, January 22. Bitcoin’s decline has also affected other altcoins in the market. After the drop on January 22, Bitcoin hit the $ 32,900 level, falling to levels not seen since July.
The decline of Bitcoin on January 22-24, 2022 affected many altcoins, especially Ethereum, and this decline was reflected in Google searches. The second largest crypto asset, Ethereum, also lagged behind Terra (LUNA) in Google searches.
The popular meme token Shiba Inu, which started to make a name for itself with a great performance in 2021, could not continue to 2022 with the same momentum. Despite that, the Shiba Inu outperformed many crypto assets in Google searches. It came after Ethereum in Google searches in January.
In January, the countries that sought Bitcoin the most in the world were El Salvador, Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland and Austria, respectively.
The Shiba Inu was most searched in Google searches by Nigeria, Netherlands, Croatia, Puerto Rico, and Belgium.