Bitwise Research: 32% of Financial Advisors Allocate Crypto for Clients, 56% Advisors Personally Own Crypto

Jan 17 — Bitwise and VettaFi have jointly released survey data showing U.S. financial advisors’ cryptocurrency allocations hit an all-time high in 2025. Roughly 32% of advisors now include crypto in client accounts, up sharply from 22% in 2024. Additional key findings: - 56% of advisors hold crypto in their personal portfolios (the highest level since the survey launched in 2018). - Among client portfolios with crypto, 64% have allocations exceeding 2% (up from 51% in 2024). - 42% of advisors say they can purchase crypto for client accounts, a big jump from 35% in 2024 and 19% in 2023. Stablecoins and tokenization top advisors’ preferred sectors (30%), followed by digital gold (22%) and crypto-related AI investments (19%). “Advisors have embraced cryptocurrency at an unprecedented rate in 2025,” said Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise.