Trading Financials

Bitwise/VettaFi 2025 Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Crypto Assets

The Bitwise crypto survey is an annual survey for the crypto industry released each January. The Bitwise/VettaFi survey ran from November 14 to December 20, 2024. During this period, over 400 financial advisors answered a series of questions on crypto assets and their use in client portfolios.

Bitwise/ETF Trends 2022 Benchmark Survey

 

Survey Respondents by Advisor Type

  • 44% consists of 'Independent Registered Investment Advisors'
  • 27% consists of 'Independent Broker-Dealer Representatives'
  • 13% consists of 'Financial Planners'
  • 7% consists of 'Warehouse Representatives'
  • 2% consists of 'Institutional Investors' (pension, endowment, foundation, etc.)
  • 6% consists of 'Others' (family office, private bank wealth management, etc.)

 

Choosing Crypto Copy-Trading Platforms for Trading the Cryptocurrency Market

Copy trading refers to the process of automatically copying the positions of professional traders. Copy trading platforms let you choose the professional traders you want to follow based on their trading style and past performance.

Copy trading is the process of automatically copying the positions opened and managed by professional traders...

  • The idea is to track some traders who are doing well and copy their orders in real-time
  • The selection of professional traders should be based on your profile and risk tolerance
  • Once you have selected some traders, all their trades will be executed proportionally to the amount of capital you have allocated to them

The first step is to find a suitable copy-trading platform supporting one or more cryptocurrency exchanges.

Fundamental analysis is the process of analyzing actual and anticipated demand and supply data to forecast the direction and magnitude of a future price movement in the market. The following article is mainly based on Van Tharp's book "Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom".
Fundamental analysis refers to the analysis of actual and anticipated demand and supply data to forecast the direction and magnitude of a future price change in the market...

 

An Introduction to the Use of Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental analysis can be useful in many ways, for example, it can help investors to estimate the ‘fair value’ of a financial asset. By comparing ‘fair value’ to the market value, investors can understand how attractive an investment position is. Additionally, fundamental analysis can facilitate price targeting by providing a general idea of where the market is heading, and whether you should make a quick profit or hold an asset for a significantly higher price objective.

  • Fundamental analysis is the key tool for determining ‘fair value’

This article presents some of the most significant volume-based indicators in technical analysis. There are short- to long-term indicators for analyzing the volume behavior of particular assets or assessing the broader market.

Volume analysis matters because volume tends to precede price, but also because volume is capable of determining the strength behind a market move...

Why Does Volume Analysis Matter?

Volume analysis matters because volume tends to precede price, but also because volume is capable of determining the strength behind a market move. By combining volume and price, traders can get a complete picture of what is going on. The most important thing when applying a volume indicator is to select the correct timeframes and trading parameters

  • Volume tends to precede price
  • Volume may confirm strong trends, breakouts, and trend reversals
  • Charting formations usually have a confirming volume pattern

Bitwise/VettaFi 2024 Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Crypto Assets

The Bitwise crypto survey is an annual survey for the crypto industry released each January.

Bitwise/ETF Trends 2022 Benchmark Survey

The 2024 Bitwise survey revealed enhanced interest in the crypto industry from clients, but there are still concerns about regulation and price volatility. The Bitwise poll showed that a potential spot Bitcoin ETF approval could create more demand among investors than many expect.

 

The 2024 Crypto Survey Highlights:

Conducted in October-December 2023, the survey showed several key findings:

 

  • Client interest remains strong

88% of all financial advisors received a question about crypto from clients last year.

The concept behind RWA is to replace common certificates with digital certificates (tokens) and lawyers with smart contracts. In this way, buyers and sellers save precious time and money...

Tokenized real-world assets (RWA) are digital representations of tangible assets that are transformed into digital tokens. These tokens can be transferred and stored on a blockchain, and include securities, commodities, art, and even real estate ownership rights. Tokenizing the economy is becoming a hot topic for institutional investors because there are too many benefits to be ignored.

Exploring RWA -Real World Asset Tokens

Replacing ownership certificates and reducing transfer costs

Valuable assets are usually linked to some type of ownership certificate. The concept behind RWA is to replace common certificates with digital certificates (tokens) and lawyers with smart contracts. In this way, buyers and sellers save precious time and money.