A brand new world survey confirmed that hedge funds are increasing their publicity to cryptocurrencies, with greater than half of them now investing on this sector, pushed by rising US authorities help for digital belongings and the accompanying improve in investor curiosity.
A survey performed by the Various Funding Administration Affiliation (AIMA) throughout the first half of 2025 revealed that 55% of hedge funds personal belongings linked to cryptocurrencies, up from 47% the earlier yr.
The survey, ready in cooperation with PWC, indicated that hedge funds that put money into cryptocurrencies allocate a mean of seven% of their belongings to this sector, however greater than half of them make investments solely lower than 2% of belongings.
The survey confirmed that funds that already put money into cryptocurrencies plan to extend their publicity over the following 12 months, as about 67% of them make investments by derivatives, which permit betting on worth actions with out proudly owning the belongings themselves.
However the affiliation warned that these derivatives could improve dangers out there, pointing to the “flash collapse” witnessed within the markets final October, which uncovered vulnerabilities ensuing from extreme use of economic leverage and weak institutional infrastructure.
