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Crypto Regulatory Clarity Top Catalyst for Industry Growth: Coinbase & EYP Survey
86% of institutional investors surveyed said they had exposure to digital assets or planned to make allocations to crypto in 2025.
Updated Mar 18, 2025, 4:53 p.m. Published Mar 18, 2025, 4:02 p.m.
What to know:
- Crypto market regulatory clarity is the number one catalyst for industry growth, according to a survey by Coinbase and EY-Parthenon.
- 86% of institutional investors said they had exposure to digital assets or planned to make allocations in 2025.
- 59% of respondents said they planned to allocate more than 5% of their assets under management to crypto this year.
Crypto market regulatory clarity was cited as the top catalyst for growth in the digital asset industry, according to a survey by crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) and consulting firm EY-Parthenon (EYP).
Coinbase and EY Parthenon surveyed 352 institutional investors between Jan. 13 and Jan. 24 this year.
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86% of those surveyed said they had exposure to digital assets or planned to make allocations in 2025, and 84% said they had increased allocations to crypto and crypto-related products in 2024.
59% of respondents said they planned to allocate more than 5% of their assets under management (AUM) to cryptocurrencies in 2025.
An improving regulatory backdrop under Donald Trump's new administration is viewed as a large tailwind for the digital asset industry. The President has promised to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world."
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Altcoins are also becoming increasingly popular amongst institutional investors, according to the survey. 73% of respondents said they held tokens other than and ether , led by hedge funds at 80%.
About half of those surveyed said they leverage stablecoins, with yield generation, transactions, and foreign exchange cited as the main use cases.
60% of investors said they preferred to gain exposure to crypto via registered vehicles such as exchange-traded products (ETPs).
The survey focused on decision makers in the U.S. and Europe, with some participation from investors worldwide.
Read more: U.S. Crypto Investors Are Still Piling Into Memecoins Despite the Huge Risks: Kraken
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