In one year with major development for bitcoine, many Russians know about crypto first, 56% of them now say that they know about Vitcom, according to a recent survey by VCIOOM, "All- Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion "The number of knowledgeable respondents increases by 66% of active internet users.
Awareness among young Russians has reached 75% (18 to 24 years of age), and 71% of all men are aware of Bitcoin, 74% of the inhabitants of the capital Moscow and the second largest city of St. Petersburg already Have learned about decentralized cryptokurrence.
However, according to some information, bitcoin has a deep knowledge, only one third of them know that anyone can get it - 34%, and some 16% think that in fact Russia has been banned from Bitcoin More than fourth of the information is that these coins are only bought, but mining can be done, as well (29%). Another 44% know that they are not allowed to roam out in Russia yet.
Better Known as Means of Payment
Although often described as property and defined as "other asset", 40% of participants in the study know that they can use bitcoin to buy and sell goods and services. The question about how safe the Russians are to split on blockchains is that 36% of them believe that theft of digital cash is difficult. Doubt, which is easy to think, is 33% form of sample.
Bitcoin is not very popular as an investment opportunity in Russia, in the study it has been found that two-thirds of people who know about it, or 67%, believe Baitakones to be non-profit. Only 9% of all Russians believe that they will buy cryptourrency in the future. 
A recent survey by an Indonesian company revealed that at least half of Russian citizens expected a broad adoption of cryptocurrency in the next decade. Russians asked by the VCIOOM say that their main concern for concern is insufficient information about bitcoin. The conclusion of another Russian study, however, indicates the trend that could change that assessment.
According to data gathered by Mediagia, the number of Bitukoin related publications in Russian media has increased to 185,000 last year, which reached 56,000 in December. Changes in rates, record high, and increasing numbers of bitcoin billionaires have been widely covered.
Bitcoin Tops Social Media Ratings
“Биткоин“ (bitcoin) has climbed to the top among most popular words in Russian social media. It has been mentioned in 6,543,800 posts, Medialogia statistics revealed. “Блокчейн” (Blockchain) is second with close to 1.8 million posts in 2017. The Russian words for cryptocurrency, mining and etherium have also made it to the top 10, and ICO is number 11. 
Everyone in Russia is not ready to make optimistic predictions based on the latest sociological data. VCIOOM's Lead Consulting Expert, Oleg Cherhanozub shares a rule of thumb by borrowing from "professional investors":