TechFlow news, November 6 — According to Bloomberg, a joint survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and PwC shows that the proportion of traditional hedge funds holding cryptocurrency has increased from 47% in 2024 to 55% this year.
The survey covers 122 global institutional investors and hedge fund management firms managing nearly $1 trillion in assets. Forty-seven percent of institutional investors said the current regulatory environment encourages them to increase their cryptocurrency allocations, largely due to Trump appointing crypto-friendly regulators and signing the GENIUS Act.
Among dedicated cryptocurrency funds, Bitcoin remains the most popular asset, followed by Ethereum and Solana. Solana's holding rate surged from 45% in 2024 to 73%. Traditional hedge funds now allocate an average of 7% of their managed assets to cryptocurrency, up from 6% last year. Seventy-one percent of respondents plan to increase their cryptocurrency exposure within the next twelve months.
Cryptocurrency derivatives are the most popular investment instrument, with 67% of respondents using such tools, up from 58% in 2024.
