One of the memorable events of 2017 was a surge of interest in the crypto currency (bitcoin), which did not bypass the Ukraine. In fact, it was like a real gold rush. However, the future of the crypto currency remains hazy: some market participants are sure - sooner or later the bubble will crash. Others predict that by 2020 1 bitcoin will cost more than 30 thousand. dollars. As the results of the December poll conducted by Research & Branding Group show, at the end of 2017. every second Ukrainian (50%) followed the exchange rate fluctuations in the foreign exchange market, while 44% of respondents were not interested in the exchange rate, reports mresearcher. Interest in exchange rate fluctuations in the foreign exchange market has a number of socio-demographic features. For example, among men, those who are interested in the exchange rate prevail, and among women the number of people interested and not interested in this issue is approximately equal. Among Ukrainians aged 18 to 50 years, the number of people interested in exchange rate changes in the foreign exchange market is almost double the number of those who are not interested in the exchange rate, among the "fifty-year-olds", roughly the same number of respondents are interested in and not interested in the exchange rate, and among those " ", Those who are not interested in the exchange rate, more than twice as much as those who are interested in it. In cities, there are more people who are interested in exchange rates than those who are not interested in them, while in rural areas there is an approximately equal number of both interested and not interested in the exchange rate. Interest in exchange rate fluctuations is prevalent among residents of the west and south of Ukraine, while in the east there are more than those who are not interested in the exchange rate.

In the central regions, an approximately equal number of both interested and not interested in the exchange rate. The greatest confidence among the currencies among Ukrainians is the US dollar - in this currency, in the opinion of 43% of Ukrainians, it is more profitable and safe to store money savings. Further, with a large backlog followed by the euro (15%) and hryvnia (8%). Actually bitcoin as the most reliable currency was named 2% of Ukrainians.

Original article: What kind of currency do Ukrainians trust most.