Institutional investors are always bullisher about cryptocurrency, with 83% planning to expand their assignments this year, according to a new survey by Coinbase and EY-Partthenon.
The investigation, which interviewed institutional decision -makers in January 352, found a growing confidence in digital assets as the clarity of the regulations improves and broader use of use arose.
A majority (59%) of the respondents are planning to allocate more than 5% of their assets (AUM) to Crypto in 2025, indicating the shift of a niche investment to an important portfolio component.
This trend follows a strong 2024 for the cryptomarket, with increasing acceptance of stablecoins, decentralized finances (Defi) and Tokenized assets.
Stablecoins and Defi
Stablecoins continue to obtain institutional favor, whereby 84% of the investors surveyed currently use or consider them for various purposes that go beyond transactions.
The generation of yields (73%), currency (69%) and internal cash management (68%) were cited as important adoption factors.
Defi, although still in the early stages of institutional involvement, is planned for considerable growth. Currently, only 24% of investors are involved in Defi, but that figure is expected to triple up to 75% in 2027.
Institutional investors are particularly interested in defi -derivatives, construction and loan products, which emphasizes the potential to disturb traditional financial services.
While Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) continue to dominate institutional portfolios, 73% of the respondents reported to keep at least one alternative cryptocurrency.
XRP and Solana (SOL) were the most common altcoins. In addition, 68% of investors showed an interest in exchange -related products (ETPs) that offers a single asset exposure to this digital assets.
Regulatory clarity is growth catalyst
Despite optimism, the uncertainty of the regulations remains an important challenge.
More than half (52%) of the investors surveyed identified regulations as their greatest care, followed by volatility (47%) and guardianship protection (33%).
68%, however, believe that a greater clarity of the regulations will stimulate the next wave of institutional crypto acceptance.
The report emphasized a continuous shift to digital assets among institutional players, with increasing assignments, various use cases and the expansion of product involvement.
Although regulatory developments and market fluctuations can introduce obstacles, the general process suggests a sustainable momentum for crypto in institutional portfolios.
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