Sygnum Report: Institutional investors have a positive outlook for the end of the year.

INFBusiness
12.11.2025
Markets

Institutional and professional investors are increasing their crypto allocations until the end of the year, but anticipate a cooling of momentum in 2026. This is shown in the “Future Finance 2025” report from Sygnum Bank.
According to the survey, 61 percent of respondents plan to increase their investments in digital assets. The main motivation cited by participants is diversification, which has now overtaken the previous “megatrend” narrative as the primary investment driver. The survey, which polled over 1,000 professional and high-net-worth investors from 43 countries, was conducted at the end of the third quarter, according to Sygnum.
At the product level, demand for direct token investments remains strong, while ETPs and ETFs have gained in importance. Interest is particularly high in ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ether: 54 percent of respondents cite Solana as their preferred next ETF option, ahead of multi-asset products. If staking were enabled in ETFs, 70 percent would increase their allocations.
Real-world assets are also gaining ground. The report shows that interest in tokenized assets has increased significantly compared to the previous year. This suggests growing confidence in regulated on-chain products such as bonds and funds.
In the short term, the outlook remained optimistic during the transition to Q4, driven by visible supply and demand tensions for Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as anticipated catalysts. However, the market experienced increased volatility and record liquidations at the start of November; towards the end of the year, sentiment shifted towards neutral to subdued. Caution prevails in the medium term (2026), while the long-term horizon remains clearly positive.
Regarding the role of Bitcoin in the Treasury, the responses confirm a structural change: 81 percent consider Bitcoin a suitable reserve asset candidate, while 71 percent see a high opportunity loss in holding cash instead of Bitcoin over the next five years.
“Discipline has dampened the euphoria – but not the conviction,” explains study leader Lucas Schweiger. This statement points to a market in which investors are acting with more information and making more targeted allocations, while simultaneously anticipating a slowdown in momentum after the expiration of short-term catalysts.

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