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...
The institutional bitcoin passed the test: 15 large firms did not sell during the 50% crash and several bought more, according to Bitwise. The institutional bitcoin entry: the large firms endure the 50% crash and some buy more appears first in Merca2.
Institutions Held Their Bitcoin Through Crash: Report
When crypto prices were cut in half between October 2025 and April 2026, the world’s largest institutional investors didn’t sell. In fact, several bought the dip. That’s the central finding of a new report from Bitwise Asset Management, which interviewed senior allocators at 15 major institutions, including endowments, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and public companies. Not one reduced its crypto allocation during the s…
The fall in the crypto market did not lead to sales among the institutions followed by Bitwise. Despite a decline of about 50%, none of the 15 structures surveyed reduced its exposure, and several have strengthened their positions. Bitcoin remains at the centre of these allocations, often as the first asset for these investors. Behind this stability, investors cite their long-term long-term sustainable convictions, while the Ether and Solana rem…
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