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73% of large companies are ready to invest in cryptocurrencies — study
According to a survey conducted by the American crypto exchange Coinbase and EY-Parthenon among 351 corporate investors, 73% plan to increase their investments in digital assets by the end of the year, and 74% expect the crypto market to grow over the next 12 months.
Despite the correction that began in October last year, large companies maintain confidence in the long-term prospects of the cryptocurrency market. Nearly half of respondents (49%) have begun to pay special attention to risk management and liquidity control in order to protect themselves from the risks of crypto asset volatility.
Regulated products have become the entry point for large companies into the crypto market, the study’s authors noted. Two-thirds of respondents (66%) have already invested in spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs), while 81% stated that they prefer to access spot cryptocurrency trading through registered instruments. This indicates that large investors pay attention to platforms’ compliance with regulatory requirements, as this is important for confidence in the protection of market participants’ rights, representatives of Coinbase and EY-Parthenon explained.
Researchers noted growing interest among corporate investors in stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWA). 86% of investors said they use or actively explore stablecoins for settlements and internal cash management.
Over the past year, asset managers’ interest in asset tokenization has increased from 40% to 64%, with 63% of investors interested in investing in tokenized assets, according to the survey results. Investors are convinced that tokenization can significantly change the existing structure of the financial market. 61% of investors expect that within the next three to five years, asset tokenization will simplify trading, clearing, and settlement.
65% of companies planning to increase their investments in crypto assets by the end of the year named greater regulatory clarity in cryptocurrency regulation as the main factor influencing their decision to buy digital assets. At the same time, uncertainty in the regulatory environment raises doubts among 66% of investors, the study authors reported.
According to last year’s survey by Grayscale, 40% of wealthy American investors were ready to include Bitcoin in their portfolios. They described Bitcoin as an effective hedge against inflation and economic crisis.
