61% of institutions plan to increase their holdings in encryption assets, potentially迎来 the "next round of institutional funds flow".

According to Mars Finance, the latest research from Swiss crypto bank Sygnum shows that despite a significant pullback in the market, institutional investors remain confident in crypto assets. About 61% of institutions plan to increase their exposure to crypto investments in the coming months, and 55% of respondents hold a short-term bullish attitude. The report indicates that approximately 73% of institutions continue to allocate crypto assets due to expectations of improved future returns, even as the market is still recovering from a big dump of $20 billion at the beginning of October. Lucas Schweiger, the research head at Sygnum, stated that 2025 will be a year of “risk convergence and strong demand,” with regulations and ETF progress potentially becoming key catalysts. Currently, at least 16 crypto ETF applications are waiting for approval from the U.S. SEC, with the process delayed due to the government shutdown. Additionally, over 80% of institutions expressed interest in crypto ETFs other than BTC and ETH, with 70% stating they would begin or increase their investments if the ETFs could offer staking yields. Sygnum believes that staking ETFs could become the next driver of institutional funds in the crypto market.