The Bitwise/VettaFi 2026 Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Crypto Assets
Thirty-two percent (32%) of advisors reported allocating to crypto in client accounts in 2025, an all-time high up from 22% in 2024.
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Thirty-two percent (32%) of advisors reported allocating to crypto in client accounts in 2025, an all-time high up from 22% in 2024.
Bitcoin's rolling three-month volatility averaged around 38% after US spot ETFs launched in January 2024, compared to close to 60% before 2024.
Deloitte interviewed 35 decision makers, including COOs, CTOs, and heads of transformation at wealth management firms globally.
India’s venture capital (VC)/growth equity market reached approximately $16 billion in 2025, logging its second consecutive year of growth.
The Financial Conduct Authority spent £14m on its InvestSmart campaign to promote positive investing principles.
Global fintech investment reached $44.7 billion across 2,216 deals in H1’25, down from $54.2 billion across 2,376 deals in H2’24.
In 2024, Bitcoin rose 123% to an all-time high of over $108,000, propelled by spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. gathering more than $35 billion in assets.
Total global fintech investment across VC, PE, and M&A fell from $62.3 billion across 2,287 deals in H2’23 to $51.8 billion across 2,254 deals in H1’24.
Only 39% of financial advisors believe a spot bitcoin ETF will be approved in 2024, compared to Bloomberg ETF analysts who estimate a 90% chance of a January approval.
Total global fintech investment dropped to $113.7 billion across 4,547 deals in 2023.
Fifteen percent of advisors reported allocating to crypto in client accounts in the 2023 survey, compared to 16% in the previous year.
Global fintech investment across M&A, PE, and VC reached $135.7 billion across 2,693 deals in 2019.
In 2019, global VC-backed fintech funding reached $34.5B across 1,913 deals, a 15% year-over-year decline largely due to 2018 being inflated by Ant Financial's $14B round.
In 2019, almost CHF 2.3 billion was invested in 266 Swiss start-ups, representing an 85.5% increase compared with the previous year.