Amid the current crypto climate, a major international investment bank’s digital assets team presented a contrarian indicator. The email’s subject read: “Major global study reveals pension funds, fund managers, other institutional investors, and wealth managers are positive on digital assets and plan to invest.” The survey, conducted by Laser Digital, the digital assets team at Nomura, covered “pension funds, wealth managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment funds, insurance asset managers, and sovereign wealth funds) who collectively manage around $4.956 trillion in assets.”
The survey revealed that over half of the respondents (54%) plan to invest in digital assets in the next 12 months. Additionally, over two-thirds (68%) of the respondents said they believe digital assets will become an established asset class within the next five years.
Despite the challenges to implementation, such as regulation, the survey’s results are surprisingly upbeat. This indicates that institutional investors are optimistic about the potential of digital assets.
The survey’s findings are a reminder not to solely view this industry with a U.S. lens. It is also a sign of hope that institutional investors are positive on digital assets and plan to invest.