79% of institutional investors will buy coins within 3 years… Will the virtual asset rally explode?

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Virtual assets, once dismissed as mere speculation, have now been elevated to an alternative safe-haven asset alongside gold, and an analysis indicates that 8 out of 10 investors are ready to directly incorporate them into their future portfolios, sparking market excitement.

According to the cryptocurrency specialized media Watcher.Guru on April 20 (local time), a recent survey conducted by the global financial group Nomura revealed that 79% of respondents considering virtual asset investment within the next three years plan to actually invest. Among them, 60% stated they would allocate between 2% and less than 5% of their total assets to virtual assets, indicating that systematic and long-term capital inflows are expected, rather than haphazard speculation.

A clear shift in investor perception and improved sentiment was also detected. 65% of respondents rated virtual assets as an excellent means of portfolio diversification, a 3 percentage point increase from the previous survey. The proportion of those with a positive outlook for next year's market increased by 6 percentage points to 31%, while the pessimistic view decreased by 5 percentage points to 18%, demonstrating a generally favorable atmosphere towards cryptocurrencies across the market.

Beyond simple purchases, institutional interest in the entire digital asset ecosystem is also high. More than 60% of survey participants are exploring diversified approaches, focusing on new revenue generation and asset utilization strategies. Specifically, 66% showed interest in staking and mining, 65% each in tokenized assets and lending/collateral, and 63% in derivatives.

Expectations for the practical utility of stablecoins, key to institutional adoption, also appeared high. 63% of respondents predicted that stablecoins would play a pivotal role in various business ecosystems, including corporate financial management, cross-border payments and foreign exchange transactions, and tokenized securities investments. In particular, stablecoins directly issued by large financial institutions based on currencies such as the dollar, euro, and yen were found to gain the highest trust from investors.

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