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Amid crypto downturn, advisor allocations are on the rise
Crypto markets may be seesawing, but financial advisors' willingness to buy digital assets in client portfolios is only moving in one direction: up. In 2025, a record 32% of advisors reported investing in cryptocurrency in client accounts, according to a survey of financial advisors by asset manager Bitwise and index provider VettaFi. That figure is up 10 percentage points from 2024, despite a volatile trading period for bellwether assets like bitcoin. Over the course of the survey's fielding from Oct. 31 to Dec. 8, the price of bitcoin tumbled some 17%. Since hitting an all-time high of $126,000 in early October, ... (full story)