Nomura and its digital assets subsidiary Laser Digital conducted a survey of 547 Japanese institutional investors in April. They found that 54% of investors would buy crypto assets within the next three years. However, only a quarter had a positive impression of crypto, with 52% holding neutral views.
Diversification was cited as the most significant driver for investment, with 62% of investors seeing this as a benefit. Those respondents who were more knowledgeable about crypto were more enthusiastic about the diversification potential (88%). Other motivations were the low correlation of returns to other assets, the inflation hedge and the high return potential. Two thirds see a crypto allocation of 2-5% as optimal, with 17% looking at a higher proportion.
The research explored challenges and bottlenecks in the investing process. The top barrier is the challenge of pricing crypto, followed by counterparty risks and volatility.
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