- The survey was conducted in January at the peak of Bitcoin’s of all time of $ 109,000
- 59% of the institutional investors are planning to allocate more than 5% of the assets in control to digital assets
- Another 75% said they intend to invest in a form of tokenization by 2026
Institutional investors continue to expand Bullish on Crypto with 83% to expand their crypto exposure in 2025.
The researchThose who interviewed institutional decision makers in January 352 was carried out by Coinbase and EY-Parthenon.
It turned out that “more than three -quarters of the investors surveyed expect to increase their allocations to digital assets in 2025, with 59% plan to allocate more than 5% of the assets managed to digital assets or related products.”
The study, which was conducted at the peak of Bitcoin’s of all time of $ 109,000, showed that almost 80% of investors expected that the crypto prices will rise. About 70% see Crypto as the greatest chance of creating attractive risk-corrected returns.
Stablecoins and Defi
The interest in Stablecoins is also increasing. 84% of the settings use or plan to use stablecoins this year, and 75% indicated that they intend to invest in a form of tokenization by 2026.
With decentralized finances (Defi), the number of investors who are expected to be employed will increase from 24% to 75% for the next two years. Despite the optimism that the sector is expected to experience, barriers for defi -regulatory (57%) and compliance (55%) include, in addition to a lack of internal knowledge (51%), according to the survey.
Among those who are currently involved in Defi or are planning, derivatives (40%), deployment (38%) and loans (34%) are the top three use of companies that are interested.
Bring regulatory clarity
Institutional investors see regulations as the greatest chance and the greatest risk for the cryptomarkt in 2025.
According to the survey, bringing more regulatory clarity regarding custody, tax treatment and the use of Stablecoins should introduce new market participants and increased activities.
“We expect the positive tone and action from both the new American administration and the regulatory authorities worldwide to accelerate an already growing interest in digital assets,” the researchers said.
Since the survey was carried out, the crypto prices have fallen. At the time of publishing, Bitcoin trades around $ 83,000. Earlier this month, Bitcoin fell to $ 76,000 after US President Donald Trump failed to exclude a possible recession.
