The Financial Planning Association and Financial Planning magazine conducted a joint study of preferencesfinancial advisors in the USA on topicsinvestment assets that they offer to their clients as investment options. It turns out that as cryptocurrencies become an increasingly recognizable investment asset class, financial advisors are increasingly starting to mention them in their advice.
This is already done by at least 25% of Americanfinancial advisors, while almost half (49%) of the surveyed financial professionals noted that clients have been asking them about investment opportunities in cryptocurrencies over the past six months.
For the first time, cryptocurrencies began to appear ina similar study from 2018 - then the organizers of the study of the preferences of financial advisors noticed that only 1.4% of such specialists recommended or were going to recommend digital assets in the next 12 months.
Interest in cryptocurrencies from customers andfinancial advisors arise for a variety of reasons. Among them is the release of Bitcoin to the best positive return on investment in 2020 among all known and popular investment assets in the field of global finance.
In addition, mining companiesBitcoin, demonstrated very strong capitalization growth at the end of 2020, many times faster than the growth of key Wall Street indices, while both Bitcoin itself and the shares of mining companies continue to demonstrate significant positive returns on investments in 2021.
Where is it more profitable to buy bitcoin? TOP-5 exchanges
For a safe and convenient purchase of cryptocurrencies with a minimum commission, we have prepared a rating of the most reliable and popular cryptocurrency exchanges that support deposits and withdrawals of funds inrubles, hryvnias, dollars and euros.
The reliability of the site is primarily determinedtrading volume and number of users. By all key metrics, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world is Binance. Binance is also the most popular crypto exchange in Russia and the CIS, since it has the largest cash turnover and supports transfers in rubles from bank cardsVisa / MasterCardand payment systemsQIWI, Advcash, Payeer.
Especially for beginners, we have prepared a detailed guide: How to buy bitcoin on a crypto exchange for rubles?
Rating of cryptocurrency exchanges:
| # | Exchange: | Website: | Rating: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Binance (Editor's Choice) | https://binance.com | 9.7 |
| 2 | Bybit | https://bybit.com | 7.5 |
| 3 | OKEx | https://okex.com | 7.1 |
| 4 | Exmo | https://exmo.me | 6.9 |
| 5 | Huobi | https://huobi.com | 6.5 |
The criteria by which the rating is set in our rating of crypto-exchanges:
- Work reliability— stability of access to all functions of the platform, including uninterrupted trading, deposits and withdrawals of funds, as well as the duration of the market and daily trading volume.
- Commissions– the amount of commission for trading operations within the platform and withdrawal of assets.
- Feedback and support– we analyze user reviews and the quality of technical support.
- Convenience of the interface– we evaluate the functionality and intuitiveness of the interface, possible errors and failures when working with the exchange.
- Platform Features– availability of additional features — futures, options, staking, etc.
- final grade– the average number of points for all indicators determines the place in the ranking.
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