CoinShares survey: Affluent investors in seven countries allocate an average of approximately 10%, with most planning to increase their holdings in 2026

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CoinShares' survey found that crypto assets account for an average of approximately 10%of the portfolios of affluent investors in seven countries, with most holders planning to increase their holdings in 2026.

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⚡️Survey: Affluent investors in seven countries allocate approximately 10%, with most planning to increase their allocations

BlockBeats news,October 7, CoinShares' latest survey shows that most affluent investors in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland hold crypto assets, which account for an average of 10%The survey covered 2230 investors with at least 500000 USD in investable assets. The crypto-asset ownership rate among respondents in Sweden was 54%, while the rates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland were all approximately 70%.

Among investors who already hold digital assets, at least 85%of respondents in 7 of the 5 countries said they planned to continue increasing their holdings in 2026. The figure was 91%in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. This year's February decline in the crypto market also did not significantly weaken investment appetite: in 7 countries, more respondents said that the market sell-off had increased their investment appetite than said it had reduced it.

The survey shows that long-term appreciation and asset diversification are the main reasons for investing in crypto assets; only 6%of respondents primarily viewed themselves as short-term traders. Bitcoin remains the most widely held digital asset, with an average of 80%of crypto investors holding BTC；77%respondents believe that BTC will play an important role in the global financial system of the future, and 79%support strengthening regulation of the digital-asset market.

Meanwhile, approximately four in ten respondents in Switzerland, France, the United States, and Germany who work with financial advisers believe that advisers are overly cautious about digital assets. CoinShares said that affluent investors' interest in crypto assets stands in marked contrast to the cautious stance of the traditional wealth-management industry.

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Key points

The survey covered 2230 investors in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland; respondents had at least 500000 USD。
The survey said that most affluent investors surveyed already held crypto assets, which accounted for an average of approximately 10%。
The crypto-asset ownership rate among respondents in Sweden was 54%, while the rates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland were all approximately 70%。
Among investors who already hold digital assets, at least 85%of respondents in 7 of the 5 countries said they planned to continue increasing their holdings in 2026; the figure was 91%。
7 Among respondents in February countries, more people who believed that this year's market sell-off increased their investment appetite than those who believed it reduced their appetite.
The survey said that long-term appreciation and asset diversification were the main reasons for investing in crypto assets; only 6%of respondents primarily viewed themselves as short-term traders.
On average, 80%of crypto investors hold BTC；77%of respondents believe that BTC will play an important role in the global financial system of the future, and 79%support strengthening regulation of the digital-asset market.
Approximately four in ten respondents in Switzerland, France, the United States, and Germany who work with financial advisers believe that advisers are overly cautious about digital assets.

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The following is analysis, separate from reported facts. Verify important claims independently.

This survey focuses on investors whose assets meet a specified threshold. The results show that, among this surveyed group, crypto assets already account for part of their portfolios, and many existing holders expressed an intention to increase their allocations. However, “planning to increase holdings” is only an attitude and does not mean that funds have already been invested.

Why it matters to readers

The survey reflects some affluent investors' attitudes toward allocating to crypto assets and BTC, and also shows a difference between the surveyed investors' interest and the cautious stance of some financial advisers. It can serve as a reference for observing investment appetite, but cannot by itself prove future market demand or price trends.

Beginners can use this to understand how a specific sample of affluent investors views crypto assets, but should not treat the survey percentages as investment advice or interpret an intention to increase holdings as certain capital inflows.

Risks and unknowns

The current evidence is a secondary account by BlockBeats of a CoinShares survey; the original survey report was not provided.
The evidence does not provide the sampling method, questionnaire content, survey dates, or the complete sample distribution by country.
It is impossible to confirm whether the sample represents all affluent investors in the seven countries or investors more broadly.
The respondent's expressed 2026-year accumulation plan may not actually be implemented.

CoinShares survey: Affluent investors in seven countries allocate an average of approximately 10%, with most planning to increase their holdings in 2026

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