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Investors eye digital assets

Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York:

Institutional investors are taking a closer look at digital assets, according to a new report from EY-Parthenon and Coinbase. The report finds that the recent approval of exchange-traded digital assets products is making it easier for institutional investors to increase their exposure to the asset class.

EY-Parthenon and Coinbase surveyed more than 350 global institutional investors on their sentiments, investment plans, and usage of digital assets. According to the survey, more than three-quarters of investors plan to increase their allocations to digital assets in 2025. 59% of those who plan to increase their allocations said that they would allocate over 5% of assets under management to digital assets or related products.

Interest in stablecoins and tokens is also increasing. 84% of those surveyed said that they were already using or are interested in using stablecoins. 76% of investors also plan to invest in some sort of token by 2026. Respondents viewed tokens as a potential diversifier within their digital assets exposure.

59% of investors in the survey said that their main reason for investing in digital assets were higher returns relative to other asset classes. Returns for digital assets have been higher than other asset classes, however they are also more volatile. Over the past two weeks, the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been very reactive to economic news like President Trump's plan to inst......................

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