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Institutional investors are maintaining confidence in digital assets despite a sharp market correction in October, with most planning to expand their exposure in the months ahead, according to new research.
Over 61% of institutions plan to increase their cryptocurrency investments, while 55% hold a bullish short-term outlook, Swiss crypto banking group Sygnum said in a report <a href="https://www.sygnum.com/blog/reports/future-finance-2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">released</a> on Tuesday. The survey covered 1,000 institutional investors globally.
Roughly 73% of surveyed institutions are investing in crypto due to expectations of higher future returns, despite the industry still recovering from the <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/19b-market-crash-buying-opportunity-fuel-bitcoin-200k-standard-chartered" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">record $20 billion</a> market crash at the beginning of October.
However, investor sentiment continues facing uncertainty due to delays in key market catalysts, including the <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/brian-armstrong-senate-crypto-legislation-genius-act-stablecoin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Market Structure bill</a> and the approval of more altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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While this uncertainty may carry over into 2026, Sygnum’s lead crypto asset ecosystem researcher, Lucas Schweiger, predicts a maturing digital asset market, where institutions seek diversified exposure with long-term growth expectations.
“The story of 2025 is one of measured risk, pending regulatory decisions and powerful demand catalysts against a backdrop of fiscal and geopolitical pressures,” he said, adding:
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 “But investors are now better informed. Discipline has tempered exuberance, but not conviction, in the market’s long-term growth trajectory.”&nbsp;
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Despite October’s correction, “powerful demand catalysts” and institutional participation remained at an all-time high, with the growing ETF applications signaling more institutional demand, added Schweiger.
At least 16 <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/altcoin-etfs-face-decisive-october-as-sec-adopts-new-listing-standards" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">crypto ETF applications</a> are currently awaiting approval, which were delayed by the ongoing <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-lawmakers-market-structure-bill-shutdown" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">US government shutdown</a>, now in its 40th day.
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<h2 id="crypto-staking-etfs-may-be-the-next-institutional-catalyst">Crypto staking ETFs may be the next institutional catalyst</h2>
Crypto staking ETFs may present the next fundamental catalyst for institutional cryptocurrency demand.
Over 80% of the surveyed institutions expressed interest in crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BTC</a>) and Ether (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ETH</a>), while 70% stated that they would start investing or increase their investments if these ETFs offered staking rewards.
<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/explained/what-is-liquid-staking-and-how-does-it-work" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Staking</a> means locking your tokens into a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain network for a predetermined period to secure the network and earn passive income in exchange.
Meanwhile, investors are now anticipating the end of the government shutdown, which could bring “bulk approvals” for altcoin ETFs from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, catalyzing the “next wave of institutional flows,” according to Sygnum.<iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s8J1I_oaLAc?start=" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen loading="lazy" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms"></iframe>
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61% of institutions plan to boost crypto exposure despite October crash: Sygnum

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