90% of institutional investors intend to buy cryptocurrency

The number of cryptocurrency holders among institutional investors has increased significantly over the pasttime and will continue to grow in the future, expect inby Fidelity Digital Assets. According to the firm's survey, 70% of institutional investors intend to acquire digital assets in the foreseeable future, and 90% of them are ready to do so by 2026.

Fidelity Digital Assets President Tom Jessoplinks the positive changes in the perception of cryptocurrencies by institutional investors with the "growing advancement" among professional fund managers and the new strategies they use.

"The pandemic, as well as the fiscal and monetary measures in response to it, acted as a catalyst for defining and implementing the investment position of many institutions.""In the future, we will be able to meet the needs of our clients," he explained.

About 1,100 investors took part in the survey,including high-income individuals, family wealth management units, financial advisors, digital, traditional and trust funds, distributed roughly equally across the United States, Europe and Asia. More than half reported that they had cryptocurrency investments.

It also turned out that Asian investors are stillhave the greatest interest in cryptocurrencies, but colleagues from Europe and the United States are quickly catching up with them. Such investors are considering for themselves the possibility of both direct purchase of cryptocurrencies and ownership of shares in a crypto company, as well as other financial mechanisms. The survey was conducted from December 2020 to April 2021.

As the main factor preventingthe purchase of cryptocurrencies, the survey participants named the volatility of the exchange rate. They are also concerned about the risks of market manipulation and the lack of fundamental information to assess the fair value of digital assets.

Fidelity Digital Assets was opened in 2018one of the world's largest wealth management companies, Fidelity Investments, to store and transact digital assets of institutional clients.

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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