The only people I personally know in the former group were ideologically pre-aligned towards any currency that promises anti-government or anti-inflation capabilities. The people I’m thinking of were either libertarians, gold bugs, or both.
I don’t actually know anyone who was persuaded by the merits of bitcoin or similar.
I know some that bought some Bitcoin in the very early days because a friend said so or something and ended making a lot of money. They're now Bitcoin fanatics despite not really understanding it. The logic is that they got rich from it so everyone else can do the same. But yes, the majority are more libertarian or anarchist leaning for sure and that's how they were introduced to Bitcoin early.
I don’t actually know anyone who was persuaded by the merits of bitcoin or similar.