NAVIGATING OUR FUTURE
A study produced by FT Longitude for
Overview Landscape Sentiments People Outlook
NOW IS THE TIME
Why the world needs to learn about digital assets
digital asset
/ˈdɪdʒɪt(ə)l/ ˈasɛt/
A digital asset is anything that is created and stored digitally, is identifiable and discoverable, and has or provides value.
NAVIGATING OUR FUTURE
THE PRIVATE WEALTH IN DIGITAL ASSETS STUDY 2022
Overview
NOW IS THE TIME
Why the world needs to learn about digital assets
digital asset
/ˈdɪdʒɪt(ə)l/ ˈasɛt/
A digital asset is anything that is created and stored digitally, is identifiable and discoverable, and has or provides value.
About the study
The Private Wealth in Digital Assets Study 2022 aims to better understand the perceptions and behaviours of investors towards digital assets.
The study, commissioned by Matrixport, is produced by Longitude, the specialist research and content marketing division of the Financial Times Group. It shares insights into the attitudes and investment strategies investors have in the digital assets space.
The study engaged 1500 investors across single and multi-family offices, High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) and Mass Affluent individuals (MAI), and conducted in-depth interviews with key industry stakeholders across five different countries during a unique year — Investor sentiments towards digital assets were largely positive at the start of 2022. However, towards the middle of the year investors were confronted with a gloomy economic outlook at the start of the crypto winter.
This study aims to examine the current landscape and the future outlook for the digital asset class.
Regional insights
United Kingdom: Investors in this region, while more conservative than their Asian counterparts, displayed increasing levels of interest in digital assets despite the market crash earlier this year. The proportion describing themselves as moderately to highly interested rose from 20% to 50% after 12 May 2022.
Hong Kong: Investors displayed strong levels of interest pre-crash (56% describe themselves as having ‘moderate to high interest’) and this figure rises to 67% following news of the volatility.
Singapore: Overall, interest levels in digital assets increased significantly (from 53% to 88%) post-crash, highlighting that this country sees opportunities despite the turbulence.
Australia: Interest levels show that Australian investors were undeterred by the crash, with 24% of those surveyed prior to May 12 describing themselves as moderately to highly interested compared with 64% of those surveyed after.
Taiwan: Two-thirds of all respondents in this country describe moderate to high interest in digital assets, and most were surveyed post-crash.
Bullish on crypto
Institutional players in traditional finance have continued to take an interest in digital assets, with more banks integrating cryptocurrency trading into their platforms and traditional fund managers successfully raising cryptocurrency funds.
July marked the strongest month of crypto fund inflows in 2022. Digital asset investment products saw inflows of $474 million, which reversed the massive outflows of $481 million in June.
While the global cryptocurrency markets cap has slipped to $1 trillion from its peak of $3 trillion roughly six months before the crypto winter, interest in digital assets has continued.
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, has mirrored the sharp fluctuations in traditional markets this year, highlighting the tightening link between cryptocurrencies and mainstream financial assets as more professional traders enter the digital finance arena.
In a bear market, we expect to see outflows in crypto. It is interesting to to note that the outflows relative to other assets were not outsized.
Head of Private Wealth
Interest in digital assets
72% of investors are moderately or highly interested...
however, only 54% have invested in the past year
About the study
The Private Wealth in Digital Assets Study 2022 aims to better understand the perceptions and behaviours of investors towards digital assets.
The study, commissioned by Matrixport, is produced by Longitude, the specialist research and content marketing division of the Financial Times Group. It shares insights into the attitudes and investment strategies investors have in the digital assets space.
The study engaged 1500 investors across single and multi-family offices, High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) and Mass Affluent individuals (MAI), and conducted in-depth interviews with key industry stakeholders across five different countries during a unique year — Investor sentiments towards digital assets were largely positive at the start of 2022. However, towards the middle of the year investors were confronted with a gloomy economic outlook at the start of the crypto winter.
This study aims to examine the current landscape and the future outlook for the digital asset class.
Regional insights
United Kingdom: Investors in this region, while more conservative than their Asian counterparts, displayed increasing levels of interest in digital assets despite the market crash earlier this year. The proportion describing themselves as moderately to highly interested rose from 20% to 50% after 12 May 2022.
Hong Kong: Investors displayed strong levels of interest pre-crash (56% describe themselves as having ‘moderate to high interest’) and this figure rises to 67% following news of the volatility.
Singapore: Overall, interest levels in digital assets increased significantly (from 53% to 88%) post-crash, highlighting that this country sees opportunities despite the turbulence.
Australia: Interest levels show that Australian investors were undeterred by the crash, with 24% of those surveyed prior to May 12 describing themselves as moderately to highly interested compared with 64% of those surveyed after.
Taiwan: Two-thirds of all respondents in this country describe moderate to high interest in digital assets, and most were surveyed post-crash.
Bullish on crypto
Institutional players in traditional finance have continued to take an interest in digital assets, with more banks integrating cryptocurrency trading into their platforms and traditional fund managers successfully raising cryptocurrency funds.
July marked the strongest month of crypto fund inflows in 2022. Digital asset investment products saw inflows of $474 million, which reversed the massive outflows of $481 million in June.
While the global cryptocurrency markets cap has slipped to $1 trillion from its peak of $3 trillion roughly six months before the crypto winter, interest in digital assets has continued.
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, has mirrored the sharp fluctuations in traditional markets this year, highlighting the tightening link between cryptocurrencies and mainstream financial assets as more professional traders enter the digital finance arena.
In a bear market, we expect to see outflows in crypto. It is interesting to to note that the outflows relative to other assets were not outsized.
Head of Private Wealth
Interest in Digital Assets
72% of investors are moderately or highly interested...
however, only 54% have invested in the past year
Insights discovered
Disillusioned by traditional finance
More than half of sophisticated investors are turned off by traditional finance.
Interest in digital assets is at a high
Nearly two-thirds of experimental investors expect that most assets in the future will be digital.
Regulation gives confidence in mitigating fears
39% of sceptical investors say that internationally coordinated regulation would increase their confidence to invest in digital assets.
Investor archetypes
The study discovered three types of investors based on similarities across their behaviours and personalities.
A strong interest in digital assets and have more than 25% of their portfolio invested.
Moderately interested in digital assets and have up to 25% of their portfolio invested.
No interest in digital assets and 0% of their portfolio invested.
Investor archetypes
The study discovered three types of investors based on similarities across their behaviours and personalities.
A strong interest in digital assets and have more than 25% of their portfolio invested.
Moderately interested in digital assets and have up to 25% of their portfolio invested.
People see value in decentralised finance and in internet networks built on the blockchain. They are excited about the future of gaming, and about social networks being built on the blockchain. That’s what is fundamentally different this time around.
Co-Founder, venture capital firm Standard Crypto
Digital assets: A venture capitalist’s perspective
We sit down with Adam Goldberg, the Co-Founder of Standard Crypto, to explore the risks, rewards, and regulatory hurdles that could lay ahead in the world of crypto.
People see value in decentralised finance and in internet networks built on the blockchain. They are excited about the future of gaming, and about social networks being built on the blockchain. That’s what is fundamentally different this time around.
Co-Founder, venture capital firm Standard Crypto
Digital assets:
A venture capitalist’s perspective
We sit down with Adam Goldberg, the Co-Founder of Standard Crypto, to explore the risks, rewards, and regulatory hurdles that could lay ahead in the world of crypto.
Landscape:
Understanding the evolving landscape of digital assets
Sentiments:
How digital assets as an asset class is moving into the mainstream
People:
What kind of investor are you?
Outlook:
Why more education will unlock the digital future
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Why investment from established finance players is driving confidence
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Governing rules are an essential step on the journey to financial legitimacy
Article:
Web 3.0 is bringing exciting investment opportunities
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Landscape:
Sentiments:
Outlook:
Understanding the evolving landscape of digital assets
How digital assets as an asset class is moving into the mainstream
What kind of investor are you?
Why more education will unlock the digital future
Why investment from established finance players is driving confidence
Governing rules are an essential step on the journey to financial legitimacy
Web 3.0 is bringing exciting investment opportunities
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2022 Matrixport | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions