Institutions Held Crypto Through 50% Drawdown, Bitwise Finds
Most respondents held crypto at 1% to 2% of investable assets, and none of the 15 institutions cut exposure during a 50% market slide.
- On Wednesday, Bitwise Asset Management released its 'Institutional Crypto Adoption' study, detailing findings from interviews with 15 of the world's largest investment institutions regarding their digital-asset allocation strategies.
- Researchers conducted interviews between March and April 2026 during a sharp market decline, capturing institutional sentiment as crypto markets fell roughly 50% between Q4 2025 and Q2 2026.
- Crypto allocations among studied institutions clustered between 1% and 2% of investable assets, with Bitcoin serving as the primary anchor held by every crypto-owning participant.
- Despite the sharp market decline, none of the interviewed institutions reduced their crypto holdings, and several increased positions, defying typical sell-off behavior patterns.
- Bitwise expects a majority of institutional investors to hold crypto within five years, as adoption is happening faster and more durably than the general public may realize.
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Bitwise Publishes Inaugural Report on How the World's Largest Institutions Are Investing in Crypto Today
/PRNewswire/ -- Bitwise Asset Management, a global crypto asset manager with $9 billion in client assets, today released Institutional Crypto Adoption, a study...
Bitwise report: None of the 15 institutions reduced their crypto allocation during the 50% drop; each holder's largest and longest-held position was Bitcoin.
None of the major institutions surveyed by Bitwise has reduced its exposure to cryptocurrency during the sharp decline in the market between late 2025 and mid-2026. Many have even strengthened their positions, with Bitcoin as the main pillar of their portfolios, while Ethereum and Solana remain considered as more risky bets. The Bitcoin article, Ethereum, Solana: how institutions manage their crypto appeared first on Cryptoast.
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