Most Institutional Investors Hold or Consider Buying Cryptocurrencies: Survey

A survey of institutional investors' appetite for digital assets showed that 43% already own digital assets.< /p> To research

Cointelegraph Research's latest survey of 84 professional investors around the world found that of the $316 billion in assets under management by respondents, 3.3%, or approximately $10.42 billion, are invested in cryptocurrencies. Some investors surveyed said they were exposed to more than 50% digital assets, but the median percentage of respondents invested in cryptocurrencies is around 3%.

Risk/reward was the primary consideration when investing in crypto, as 44% of respondents rated this feature as “very important.” Other factors rated relatively less important were "diversification" and "my company believes technology will be important in the future".

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As expected, Bitcoin (BTC) comes out on top in terms of popularity as it is held by 94% of institutional investors who own cryptocurrencies. Ether (ETH), however, is right behind with 75%, and security tokens, along with stablecoins, follow with 31% each.

Cryptocurrencies do not are not the only digital assets being considered for purchase by institutional investors, as some of them plan to add tokenized securities and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to their portfolios. Another attractive sphere for institutional investors, metaverse platforms, projects in the sector that have already attracted