Big Money Bets on Crypto: Institutional Investors Turn Bullish
Published: 2025-04-02
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Published: 2025-04-02
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More than 80% of institutions planned to increase their crypto investments in 2025.
"more than 80% of institutions plan to buy more crypto throughout 2025"
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85% of institutional investors increased their crypto allocations in 2024, and 83% planned to do so in 2025.
"a whopping 85% of respondents increase their allocations in 2024 and 83% plan to do the same this year"
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Family offices and hedge funds showed particular bullishness, with 25% planning to significantly increase their crypto holdings in 2025.
"family offices and hedge funds are particularly bullish with 25% planning to significantly increase holdings in 2025"
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79% of institutional investors expected crypto prices to trend higher in 2025.
"79% said that they expect the number to go up"
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Over the next 3 years, crypto was identified as the asset class with the most potential for rewards by 68% of respondents, followed by US equities (40%) and private equity (38%).
"respondents were also asked which asset classes have the most potential for rewards over the next 3 years crypto took the top spot with 68% followed by US equities at 40% and private equity at 38%"
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Institutions believed the Trump administration's impact on crypto would lead to increased investor sentiment, additional investment from financial services firms, and clear regulations within the next 12 months.
"institutions believed that the biggest impact would be increased investor sentiment additional investment from financial services firms and clear regulations within the next 12 months"
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Regulatory clarity (57%) and institutional adoption (56%) were seen as the biggest catalysts for crypto industry growth.
"57% said that regulatory clarity would be the biggest catalyst and 56% said it would be institutional adoption"
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The main concerns for institutional investors in crypto were regulatory uncertainty (52%), volatility (47%), and security of asset custody (33%).
"52% said it was regulatory uncertainty 47% said it was crypto's volatility and 33% said it was the security of asset custody"
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50% of institutional investors indicated that crypto custody rules require the most regulatory clarity, followed by crypto's status as a commodity or security (49%), and tax treatment for digital assets (46%).
"50% of institutional investors said crypto custody rules 49% said crypto status as either a commodity or a security and 46% said tax treatment for digital assets"
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87% of institutional investors intended to hold crypto in 2025, up from 76% in 2024.
"76% said that they held crypto in 2024 and 87% said that they intend to do so in 2025"
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69% of institutional investors planned to hold crypto through Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) in 2025.
"69% said that they plan to hold crypto in ETPs"
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The percentage of institutional investors holding stablecoins was expected to remain around 42% in 2025, similar to 2024.
"42% of institutional investors held stable coins in 2024 interestingly both of these are expected to remain the same this year"
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59% of institutional investors planned to allocate more than 5% of their AUM to crypto in 2025, an increase from 55% in 2024.
"in 2024 an overall total of 55% of respondents said that their firm allocated more than 5% of its AUM to crypto and 59% said that they'll do this in 2025"
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97% of institutional investors held Bitcoin (BTC) and 86% held Ethereum (ETH).
"97% said that they held BTC and 86% said that they held ETH"
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Hedge funds were the most likely to explore altcoins beyond BTC and ETH, with 81% doing so.
"hedge funds were the most likely to explore other altcoins at 81%"
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60% of institutional investors preferred crypto exposure through ETPs, while only 29% preferred holding individual cryptocurrencies directly.
"60% said that they prefer a crypto investment vehicle like an ETP while 11% said that they had no preference what's crazy is that just 29% said that they prefer to hold individual cryptos on an exchange or in a wallet"
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Almost 50% of institutional investors' organizations were considering launching crypto funds in the next two years.
"almost 50% said that they were [considering launching crypto funds] while 31% said no however another 20% said that they weren't sure"
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60% of institutions considering launching crypto funds were interested in a Bitcoin ETP.
"60% were interested in a Bitcoin ETP"
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56% of institutions considering launching crypto funds were interested in an Ethereum ETP.
"56% were interested in an Ethereum ETP"
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Only 21% of institutions were interested in spot ETPs for altcoins, suggesting potential low adoption for such products.
"just 21% said that they were interested in spot ETPs for other altcoins"
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57% of institutional investors were very interested in tokenized assets, with an additional 35% wanting to learn more.
"57% said that they were very interested while 35% said that they want to learn more"
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72% of institutional investors planned to invest in tokenized assets by 2026.
"72% of investors said that they plan to invest in tokenized assets by 2026"
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33% of institutional investors planned to invest in tokenized assets in 2026, and another 20% in the next two to three years.
"33% said that they plan to invest in 2026 and another 20% said that they would invest in the next two to three years"
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40% of institutional investors' firms were interested in tokenizing their own assets, with another 44% wanting to learn more.
"40% of respondents said that their firms were interested while another 44% said that they want to learn more"
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The number of institutional investors engaging with DeFi is projected to triple over the next two years, from 24% to 75%.
"the number of investors engaging with DeFi is set to triple over the next 2 years from 24% to 75%"
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Key drivers for increased institutional activity in DeFi include derivatives, staking, lending, access to altcoins, and cross-border settlements.
"the top reasons why investors want to increase their activity in DeFi are derivatives staking lending access to altcoins and crossborder settlements"
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45% of institutional investors currently hold stablecoins, while 38% do not but are interested in them.
"45% said that they currently hold stable coins while 38% said that they don't currently hold any but are interested in them"
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70% of hedge funds currently hold stablecoins, with an additional 22% expressing interest.
"70% are already holding stable coins and a further 22% said that they're interested"
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55% of asset owners expressed interest in stablecoins.
"55% are interested"
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Annualized yield was the most exciting use case for stablecoins for nearly three-quarters of interested institutional investors.
"almost threearters of investors who do have an interest in stable coins said that an annualized yield was their most exciting use case"
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Tokenized real-world assets are expected to see significant institutional adoption.
"it's clear that tokenized realworld assets will also see significant institutional adoption"
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