The proportion of conventional hedge funds investing in crypto property declined previously 12 months although the long-term outlook stays constructive, in accordance to a brand new report by Massive 4 accounting agency PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The share of funds with crypto publicity fell to 29% from 37% in 2022, based on the World Crypto Hedge Fund Report. No conventional hedge funds plan to lower their publicity this yr, it stated.
Greater than a 3rd (37%) of funds with out crypto publicity stated they’re curious, however are ready for the asset class to mature additional. That’s up from the 30% reported a yr in the past. Greater than half, 54%, stated they’re unlikely to put money into the following three years, in contrast with 41% within the earlier report.
Total, the report speaks to a blended sentiment towards crypto from conventional monetary establishments, with “regulatory uncertainty” the watch phrases, as is commonly the case. PwC discovered that nearly 1 / 4 of hedge funds are reassessing their methods due to the regulatory surroundings within the U.S., with 12% contemplating relocating from the U.S. to extra crypto-friendly jurisdictions.
“Regardless of market volatility, a fall in digital asset costs and the collapse of numerous crypto companies, funding in crypto-assets is predicted to stay robust in 2023,” Jon Garvey, PwC United States’ international monetary providers chief, stated. “Conventional hedge funds, dedicated to the market in the long run, aren’t solely rising their crypto-assets beneath administration, but additionally sustaining – if not rising – the quantity of capital deployed within the ecosystem.”
Edited by Sheldon Reback.
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