A new study by Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of financial giant Fidelity Investments, shows that 58% of institutional investors surveyed invested in digital assets in the first half of this year and 74% plan to invest in the future.
Fidelity Institutional Investor Digital Asset Research
Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of financial giant Fidelity Investments, released its fourth annual “Institutional Investor Digital Asset Study” on Thursday. The study included a blind survey conducted from January 2 to June 24. A total of 1,052 institutional investors in the United States (410), Europe (359) and Asia (283) were surveyed. participation.
Base on the research:
Nearly 6 out of 10 (58%) of institutional investors surveyed invested in digital assets in the first half of 2022, while 74% plan to invest in the future.
In addition, 88% of institutional investors surveyed “find the characteristics of digital assets attractive” and 51% “have a positive perception of digital assets”.
Over 81% of institutional investors surveyed believe that digital assets should be part of an investment portfolio. Nearly 39% of respondents globally invest in buying digital assets directly, with bitcoin and ether considered the most popular direct investment assets.
Detailed fidelity:
As the digital asset market and ecosystem continues to grow, fewer institutional investors today view digital assets as an alternative asset class, especially in the United States and Asia.
According to the survey, “The lack of fundamentals for assessing value, security concerns between organizations and end customers, risks of market manipulation, complexity, and regulatory concerns.” consistently cited by at least a third of respondents as the reason why they don’t invest in digital assets. “
Tom Jessop, president of Fidelity Digital Assets, commented: “Increasing adoption is reflected in data that shows a strong first half of the year for the digital asset industry.” He chooses:
Although the market has faced difficulties in recent months, we believe that the fundamentals of digital assets remain strong and the institutionalization of the market over the past few years has positioned it is consistent with recent events.
Fidelity Digital Assets has been enhancing services for institutional investors interested in crypto exposure in their portfolio. This week, the company began offering ethereum (ETH) trading.
The company recently explained how bitcoin can be considered portfolio insurance. “Bitcoin remains one of the few assets that does not correspond to the liability of others, has no counterparty risk, and has an immutable supply schedule,” described Fidelity Digital Assets.
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