ANALYSIS OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR PROFITABILITY
This article is devoted to the study of the main types of cryptocurrencies; in the course of the work, the authors studied the most popular cryptocurrencies on the market and their features. We built graphs of changes in value for the period from 2017-2021. When analyzing cryptocurrencies, the maximum peaks of growth, decline and what events led to this were identified. The authors identified the factors that affect the fluctuations in the value of cryptocurrencies. Based on the analysis, a summary table of the average annual cost of each cryptocurrency for the last 5 years was compiled, calculated as a percentage of its profitability for this period. The aim of the work was to determine which of the popular cryptocurrencies is the most profitable and stable on the market, and which is the least attractive for investment.