99% of Advisors to Maintain or Boost Crypto Allocations in 2026
5.3 Investments Crypto allocations by financial advisors hit 32% in 2025, with 99% planning to maintain or increase exposure in 2026. Advisors favor crypto ETFs and index funds, and institutional access is expanding rapidly.
A series of recent surveys, including the Bitwise/VettaFi 2026 Benchmark Survey, reveal that crypto allocations among financial advisors reached a record 32% in 2025, up from 22% in 2024. Nearly all advisors who allocated to crypto in 2025—99%—plan to maintain or increase their exposure in 2026, signaling a shift from viewing crypto as a speculative bet to a strategic portfolio component. The share of client portfolios with more than 2% crypto exposure rose to 64%, and 56% of advisors now hold crypto personally. Institutional access is expanding, with 42% of advisors able to buy crypto directly in client accounts. Advisors show a strong preference for crypto equity ETFs and diversified index funds, often reallocating from equities or cash. Barriers such as volatility and regulatory concerns persist, but growing familiarity and improved access are driving deeper adoption. Interest is also rising in stablecoins, tokenization, and crypto-related AI investments, indicating a broadening scope of crypto strategies among advisors.
