Financial advisors manage $140T+ in wealth. That’s why, for the eighth year in a row, we partnered with @Vetta_Fi to ask hundreds of them what they think of crypto.
Here’s what they said.
(TL;DR: Good things.)
Top 10 takeaways ⬇️
#1: CRYPTO ALLOCATIONS SURGED TO A NEW HIGH
32% of advisors reported allocating to crypto in client accounts this past year. That’s up from 22% in 2025, representing an all-time high for the survey.
#2: MORE PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS OWN CRYPTO THAN EVER BEFORE
56% of advisors reported owning crypto in their personal portfolios, marking the highest level of ownership since we began running the survey in 2018.
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Please note: As with all predictions, these are not guarantees, but represent our best informed estimate. The future is complex and conditional, and whether these pan out exactly as written will depend on many complicated factors. Nothing that follows is investment advice.
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2026 PREDICTION: Bitcoin will break the four-year cycle and set new all-time highs.
Why?
•Forces like the bitcoin halving, interest rate cycles, and crypto booms and busts fueled by leverage are weaker than in past cycles
•Institutions like @Citi, @MorganStanley, @WellsFargo, and @MerrillLynch entering the space, allocations to spot ETFs, and onchain building will accelerate in 2026
•The pro-crypto regulatory shift will continue to allow companies to adopt crypto at a faster rate
2026 PREDICTION: Bitcoin will be less volatile than Nvidia.
For all of 2025, bitcoin has been less volatile than @nvidia. Zoom out and you’ll find that bitcoin’s vol has steadily declined over the past 10 years.
This shift reflects the fundamental derisking of bitcoin as an investment and the diversification of its investor base thanks to traditional investment vehicles like ETFs.
Who’s Buying Bitcoin ETFs (According to 13F Filings)
Three takeaways from Bitwise CIO @Matt_Hougan's weekly memo to investors.
Takeaway 1: Lots of Professional Firms Own Bitcoin ETFs
563 professional investment firms reported owning $3.5 billion worth of bitcoin ETFs as of last Thursday. By the May 15 filing deadline, we could see 700+ firms and total AUM nearing $5 billion.
Takeaway 2: A Historic Scale of Professional Investor Ownership
This scale of ownership is off the charts for a new ETF. Most ETFs attract very few 13F filers in their first few months on the market.
Takeaway 3: Retail Owns Most of the Float in Bitcoin ETFs (for Now)
As a percentage of total investment, professional investors own just 7-10% of all assets, but these allocations could just be a down payment.