Investing.com: “46% of Russian investors invest in cryptocurrencies” – Bits Media

According to research from Investing.com, investors from Russia are very fond of investing in non-traditional assets, and cryptocurrencies are one of the most popular among them.

"Notices" edition, accessed the study, reports, that more than half of the portfolios Russian unqualified investors comprise alternative assets. Among them is real estate, произведения искусства, антиквариат, а также цифровые валюты.

Больше всего российские инвесторы доверяют золоту – 47% опрошенных считают наиболее надежным именно этот актив. Cryptocurrencies are a little less popular – 46% respondents called them a good investment to protect their savings. Real estate came in third place (37%), followed by shares and other securities (27%).

As noted by the head of Investing.com Russia, Anastasia Kosheleva, cryptocurrencies can be called a trend in 2021 year. The popularity of this asset has grown many times over and now investments in digital currencies have become one of the most popular among Russians.

Vladimir Ananyev, an analyst at the Exante investment company, believes, that the total volume of investments in cryptocurrencies by Russian residents can range from $300 billion to $500 billion. Moreover, the growth rate over the last year was 500%.

Recently reported, what, according to the Bank of Russia, citizens of the Russian Federation conducted cryptocurrency transactions on 350 billion rubles from April to October this year.