The post Crypto Diversification Becomes Top Investment Driver in 2025: Sygnum appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Portfolio diversification has overtaken the pursuit of the “crypto megatrend” as the top reason for investing in crypto in 2025, according to Sygnum Bank’s new Future Finance Report 2025. According to the report, 57% of respondents now view diversification as their primary motivation for investing. This surpassed last year’s top driver, exposure to crypto’s long-term upside, which fell from 62% to 53%. “This could indicate that crypto is now being used more deliberately as a core portfolio component, with its perceived diversification benefits taking precedence over chasing pure upside potential,” Sygnum wrote. While diversification leads, 45% of respondents view crypto, particularly Bitcoin (BTC), as a safe-haven and macro hedge, driven by rising sovereign debt loads, inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and falling trust in fiat currencies. Interest in crypto as a “new alternative asset class” declined to 28%. Top reasons for investing in crypto in 2025. Source: Sygnum Related: Crypto bank Sygnum hits unicorn status with new $58M raise Crypto ETF demand climbs The report also noted a maturing market environment, with the adoption of regulated derivatives, corporate balance-sheet growth and a surge in exchange-traded fund products contributing to broader confidence. More than 150 crypto ETF applications are pending in the US, and 70% of investors say they would increase exposure if staking is permitted in future products, particularly Solana (SOL) and multi-asset ETPs. About 70% of surveyed investors said they would increase their allocations to crypto ETFs if staking yields were included. Even those already interested in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) ETFs indicated that staking would materially influence their allocation decisions. Sygnum said high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) represent the largest cohort in this year’s survey, often allocating 10%–20% or more of their investable wealth to cryptocurrency. Ninety percent of these investors said that crypto was important for long-term wealth preservation… The post Crypto Diversification Becomes Top Investment Driver in 2025: Sygnum appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Portfolio diversification has overtaken the pursuit of the “crypto megatrend” as the top reason for investing in crypto in 2025, according to Sygnum Bank’s new Future Finance Report 2025. According to the report, 57% of respondents now view diversification as their primary motivation for investing. This surpassed last year’s top driver, exposure to crypto’s long-term upside, which fell from 62% to 53%. “This could indicate that crypto is now being used more deliberately as a core portfolio component, with its perceived diversification benefits taking precedence over chasing pure upside potential,” Sygnum wrote. While diversification leads, 45% of respondents view crypto, particularly Bitcoin (BTC), as a safe-haven and macro hedge, driven by rising sovereign debt loads, inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and falling trust in fiat currencies. Interest in crypto as a “new alternative asset class” declined to 28%. Top reasons for investing in crypto in 2025. Source: Sygnum Related: Crypto bank Sygnum hits unicorn status with new $58M raise Crypto ETF demand climbs The report also noted a maturing market environment, with the adoption of regulated derivatives, corporate balance-sheet growth and a surge in exchange-traded fund products contributing to broader confidence. More than 150 crypto ETF applications are pending in the US, and 70% of investors say they would increase exposure if staking is permitted in future products, particularly Solana (SOL) and multi-asset ETPs. About 70% of surveyed investors said they would increase their allocations to crypto ETFs if staking yields were included. Even those already interested in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) ETFs indicated that staking would materially influence their allocation decisions. Sygnum said high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) represent the largest cohort in this year’s survey, often allocating 10%–20% or more of their investable wealth to cryptocurrency. Ninety percent of these investors said that crypto was important for long-term wealth preservation…

                                                                               BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate.                     BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more