- Over half of around a thousand respondents in a late Q3 survey conducted by Sygnum expressed a bullish outlook for a potential crypto rally in the short term.
Sygnum, the world’s first digital asset bank, recently released its Future Finance 2025 report, examining the interest, sentiment, and behavior of over 1,000 institutional and professional crypto investors. The financial institution conducted the survey in the late third quarter of this year across 43 countries.
More Than Half of Respondents Bullish on Crypto Market’s Short-Term Uptick
The paper found that 55% of respondents were bullish about the potential uptick in crypto prices in the short term. Their optimism was grounded in the growing use cases and adoption of digital assets, especially in the institutional space.
It’s worth noting that the study occurred before the largest-ever single-day crypto market liquidation on October 10, which wiped out over $19 billion in leveraged positions. Nonetheless, Lucas Schweiger, lead of Crypto Asset Research at Sygnum, reminded readers that the trend came from “better informed” investors.
In other words, the result signified that the positive sentiment stemmed from an audience with a strong grasp of the intertwine of traditional finance (TradFi) and digital assets through legislation, regulated derivatives, corporate demand, tokenization, and stablecoins. Additionally, Schweiger highlighted that the 2025 trend was “one of measured risk, pending regulatory decisions, and powerful demand catalysts against a backdrop of fiscal and geopolitical pressures.”
Of the thousand respondents, 61% indicated they plan to increase their crypto allocations, driven by their bullish outlook on digital assets.
Priority Shifts in Portfolio Management
Interestingly, the respondents displayed a significant shift in their reasons for investing in crypto. The report showed that 57% included digital assets in their portfolios for asset diversification. The figures surpassed those who got into crypto because of their short-term return potential. Meanwhile, 45% stated that their allocations were for wealth preservation, given the safe-haven and macro hedge narrative of cryptocurrencies.
Moreover, the crypto-active respondents had most of their holdings in blockchain protocol tokens, such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), BNB, Tron (TRX), SUI, SEI, and Cardano (ADA). Around 76% preferred investing directly in tokens, while 55% were open to putting their funds into crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Furthermore, 50% held stablecoins in their portfolios. The research said that respondents either kept these assets as a non-volatile market hedge or as a practical on- and off-ramp to the crypto market.
Sygnum believes stablecoin adoption and use will continue to gain traction, as major markets like the US have introduced regulatory clarity and guidance over their issuance, use, and operations (through laws like the GENIUS Act). Their rising roles in decentralized finance (DeFi) and tokenized money market funds are also expected to draw more interest toward them.
