diff --git a/lib/hive/db.dart b/lib/hive/db.dart
index 48e6ba154..1a52d64df 100644
--- a/lib/hive/db.dart
+++ b/lib/hive/db.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import 'package:stackwallet/models/node_model.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/models/notification_model.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/models/trade_wallet_lookup.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/services/wallets_service.dart';
-import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/constants.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/enums/coin_enum.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/logger.dart';
 
@@ -151,17 +150,6 @@ class DB {
         _loadSharedCoinCacheBoxes(),
       ]);
       _initialized = true;
-
-      try {
-        if (_boxPrefs!.get("familiarity") == null) {
-          await _boxPrefs!.put("familiarity", 0);
-        }
-        int count = _boxPrefs!.get("familiarity") as int;
-        await _boxPrefs!.put("familiarity", count + 1);
-        Constants.exchangeForExperiencedUsers(count + 1);
-      } catch (e, s) {
-        print("$e $s");
-      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index d5980409f..2086d351e 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ class _MaterialAppWithThemeState extends ConsumerState<MaterialAppWithTheme>
     await DB.instance.init();
     await ref.read(prefsChangeNotifierProvider).init();
 
+    final familiarity = ref.read(prefsChangeNotifierProvider).familiarity + 1;
+    ref.read(prefsChangeNotifierProvider).familiarity = familiarity;
+
+    Constants.exchangeForExperiencedUsers(familiarity);
+
     if (Util.isDesktop) {
       _desktopHasPassword =
           await ref.read(storageCryptoHandlerProvider).hasPassword();
diff --git a/lib/pages/settings_views/global_settings_view/hidden_settings.dart b/lib/pages/settings_views/global_settings_view/hidden_settings.dart
index 7f35fcc86..d92b166d7 100644
--- a/lib/pages/settings_views/global_settings_view/hidden_settings.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/settings_views/global_settings_view/hidden_settings.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/notifications/show_flush_bar.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/providers/global/debug_service_provider.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/providers/providers.dart';
+import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/constants.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/text_styles.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/utilities/theme/stack_colors.dart';
 import 'package:stackwallet/widgets/background.dart';
@@ -127,6 +128,42 @@ class HiddenSettings extends StatelessWidget {
                             ),
                           );
                         }),
+                        const SizedBox(
+                          height: 12,
+                        ),
+                        Consumer(
+                          builder: (_, ref, __) {
+                            if (ref.watch(prefsChangeNotifierProvider
+                                    .select((value) => value.familiarity)) <
+                                6) {
+                              return GestureDetector(
+                                onTap: () async {
+                                  final familiarity = ref
+                                      .read(prefsChangeNotifierProvider)
+                                      .familiarity;
+                                  if (familiarity < 6) {
+                                    ref
+                                        .read(prefsChangeNotifierProvider)
+                                        .familiarity = 6;
+
+                                    Constants.exchangeForExperiencedUsers(6);
+                                  }
+                                },
+                                child: RoundedWhiteContainer(
+                                  child: Text(
+                                    "Enable exchange",
+                                    style: STextStyles.button(context).copyWith(
+                                        color: Theme.of(context)
+                                            .extension<StackColors>()!
+                                            .accentColorDark),
+                                  ),
+                                ),
+                              );
+                            } else {
+                              return Container();
+                            }
+                          },
+                        ),
                         // const SizedBox(
                         //   height: 12,
                         // ),
diff --git a/lib/utilities/prefs.dart b/lib/utilities/prefs.dart
index 246291053..6b4b9821a 100644
--- a/lib/utilities/prefs.dart
+++ b/lib/utilities/prefs.dart
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Prefs extends ChangeNotifier {
       _gotoWalletOnStartup = await _getGotoWalletOnStartup();
       _startupWalletId = await _getStartupWalletId();
       _externalCalls = await _getHasExternalCalls();
+      _familiarity = await _getHasFamiliarity();
 
       _initialized = true;
     }
@@ -328,6 +329,27 @@ class Prefs extends ChangeNotifier {
         false;
   }
 
+  // familiarity
+
+  int _familiarity = 0;
+
+  int get familiarity => _familiarity;
+
+  set familiarity(int familiarity) {
+    if (_familiarity != familiarity) {
+      DB.instance.put<dynamic>(
+          boxName: DB.boxNamePrefs, key: "familiarity", value: familiarity);
+      _familiarity = familiarity;
+      notifyListeners();
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<int> _getHasFamiliarity() async {
+    return await DB.instance.get<dynamic>(
+            boxName: DB.boxNamePrefs, key: "familiarity") as int? ??
+        0;
+  }
+
   // show testnet coins
 
   bool _showTestNetCoins = false;