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The Institutions Are (Finally) Coming
Key Insights
- Institutional investors are finally coming to drive further growth in crypto. Recent reports show 70-80% plan to make an allocation in the near term.
- The much-needed infrastructure and on-ramps to enable investment that were missed in the last cycle are now here. Lack of custody was cited as the biggest impediment to investing. The world's largest custody banks have recently added crypto custody.
- Venture investment and hedge fund capital are at all-time-highs and show signs of continued growth. They are investing 100 times the capital available compared to the 2017 cycle.
- FOMO is real. Institutions that have invested in crypto outperform those that haven’t by 2.82% annually.
- In a yield-starved world, high potential return investments are being re-evaluated.
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Tom is a Sr. Research Analyst at Messari. His primary focus is on Layer-1's as well as the relationship between traditional finance and crypto. Prior to joining Messari, Tom worked in Investment Consulting at Meketa and Investment Management at SSGA. Tom studied Finance at Bentley University and earned his CFA and CAIA Charters.
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