60% of institutional investors plan to buy crypto assets

60% of Goldman Sachs institutional clients surveyed plan to increase their investments over the next two yearsinto digital assets, with a third of them “significantly”. These are the results obtained by the investment bank following a survey, writes The Block.

The study involved 172 respondents.

Over the year, the share of those who diversified their investment portfolios with cryptocurrencies increased from 40% to 51%.

55% of respondents are ready to consider allocation 5% ofcapital for the purchase of digital assets. In addition to Bitcoin and Ethereum (22% response share in both cases), clients are interested in altcoins (15%), DeFi tokens (14%) and NFTs (9%).

Let us recall that in 2021 Goldman Sachs proposedclients trading futures and options on Bitcoin and Ethereum. The bank also launched non-deliverable forwards based on the first cryptocurrency settled in fiat.

Previously, Goldman Sachs and Galaxy Digital conducted an OTC settlement option trade on Bitcoin.

Where is it more profitable to buy cryptocurrency? 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	Huobi	https://huobi.com	7.4
3	Exmo	https://exmo.me	6.9
4	OKEx	https://okex.com	6.5
5	Bybit	https://bybit.com	6.3

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.
• Additional features and services— futures, options, staking, NFT marketplace.
• 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.
• final grade– the average number of points for all indicators determines the place in the ranking.

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