Survey Finds 6 In 10 Of Asia’s Rich Plan To Ramp Up Crypto Buying

Sygnum’s APAC HNWI Report 2025 found that 87% of Asia’s high-net-worth individuals are already exposed to crypto, with an average allocation of approximately 17%.

More than half of wealthy Asian investors in a recent survey say they plan to increase their portfolio exposure to cryptocurrency over the next few years.

Sygnum’s APAC HNWI Report 2025 found that 6 in 10 of the surveyed Asian high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) are prepared to increase their crypto allocations based on a strong two- to five-year outlook.

It polled 270 HNWIs with more than $1 million in investable assets and professional investors with over ten years of experience across ten APAC countries, mainly in Singapore, but including Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand.

The findings also revealed that an overwhelming 90% of surveyed HNWIs view digital assets as “important for long-term wealth preservation and legacy planning, not purely speculation.”

“Digital assets are now firmly embedded within APAC’s private wealth ecosystem,”  said Gerald Goh, Sygnum co-founder and APAC CEO.

This represents a fundamental shift from crypto as a speculative asset to an institutional wealth management product.

The survey reported 87% of Asian HNWIs surveyed already hold crypto, and around half have an allocation of more than 10%. The average portfolio allocation is around 17%.

87% of investors also said they would ask their private bank or adviser to add crypto services if offered through regulated partners.

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Source: CoinTelegraph