Cryptocurrency firm Evertas published the results of a new survey on institutional interest on September 21, and the results look optimistic for Bitcoin (BTC) and the market.
- The survey examined the holdings and strategies of exchanges, custodians, traditional financial institutions, funds, family offices and ultra-high net worth individuals
- The key highlight is that 26% of institutional investors would “dramatically increase” their investments in BTC and crypto in general
- 84% of surveyees also said that the larger position was a result of expected regulatory infrastructure; 80% said that it was because they expected the market to grow
- 76% believe that they expect more institutional money to flow in and more products to arrive
- Primary concerns include the lack of insurance cover (56%), and compliance and working practices (54%)
- Evertas is a crypto insurance firm that has been funded by Morgan Creek and Kailash Ventures, among others; the company raised $2.8 million in July 2020