80% of Large Investors Predict Bright Future for Crypto, New Research Shows

Bitstamp crypto exchange surveyed thousands of institutional and retail investors, and majorities in both groups say crypto will surpass traditional investing within 10 years.

Bitstamp, a global cryptocurrency exchange, has published a first glimpse of results from its 2022 Global Crypto Pulse Survey. The research was conducted across 23 global markets and sampled more than 23,000 everyday investors as well as 5,500 institutional investors to get a broad cross section of data and insights into virtual currencies.

Some of the findings are available now on the Bitstamp website, where anyone can also sign up to receive the complete report once published.

Key findings of the global crypto investment survey

According to the website, the full report seeks to uncover why retail and institutional market participants are investing in crypto assets such as Bitcoin, what is holding them back from investing in digital assets, and how both groups of investors are working together, all while gauging the global level of trust in the cryptocurrency space overall. Highlights of the research include:

• Eighty percent of the larger investor group believe that, within a decade, investments in crypto will surpass traditional investment options, and 75% of everyday investors agreed with that timeline.
• About 54% of retail investors say they would use crypto for online purchases.
• Broken down by investor class, 67% of retail respondents said crypto is a trustworthy investment, and 70% of institutional investors surveyed agreed.
• Among large investors, more than two thirds actively recommend crypto in investment strategies.
• More than half (54%) of institutional investors have a third of their portfolio in crypto assets.
• More than 3 in 5 survey respondents have a high level of trust in the crypto asset class.

While an exact issuance date for the final comprehensive report was not provided, this early snapshot bodes well for a bullish future for the cryptocurrency sector in general, and its broad acceptance among the largest and smallest investor groups.