67% of Wealth Managers Still Hold No Crypto Allocations
Two-thirds of a surveyed group of wealth managers reported zero crypto exposure in client portfolios, even as 60% plan to add allocations within twelve months.
67 percent of wealth managers in a specific audience reported no current crypto allocation in client portfolios. This figure comes from an informal poll conducted during a session with approximately 400 professionals. The data was shared by Bitwise Head of Research Ryan Rasmussen and Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan.
At the same time, 60 percent of the same group said they intend to add a crypto allocation within the next 12 months. An identical share, 60 percent, expects crypto prices to finish the year higher than current levels. These figures represent the views of the people in that particular room rather than a statistically representative sample of the entire industry.
Industry Data Shows Rising Adoption Rates
Broader industry metrics align with the trend of increasing interest. The Bitwise/VettaFi 2026 Benchmark Survey found that 32 percent of financial advisors allocated to crypto in client accounts during 2025. This is an increase from 22 percent in the previous year. Access has also improved, with 42 percent of advisors now able to buy crypto for clients compared to 35 percent in 2024.
Among portfolios that already hold digital assets, a larger share now carry allocations above 2 percent. Advisors who hold crypto in their own accounts are historically more likely to introduce it to clients. This occurs once product access and internal policies catch up with market developments.
Conversation Scope Expands Beyond Bitcoin
Discussions within wealth-management offices have broadened significantly. Questions are no longer limited to Bitcoin as a store of value. Tokenization, stablecoin settlement, and specific alternative networks now feature in the same meetings. This expansion of topics often precedes a change in actual portfolio construction.
Barriers Delay Capital Deployment
Operational, compliance, and firm-level restrictions keep the majority of managers on the sidelines. According to GN markets/crypto (en-US), this gap between curiosity and actual deployment is a familiar pattern. Firms continue to spend time educating traditional allocators to bridge this divide. The distance between rising intent and limited current exposure remains the central story for the industry.
