Wealth managers, family offices and other institutional investors want to see more publicly listed companies holding Bitcoin as a reserve asset on their balance sheets, according to research by Nickel Digital Asset Management.

Its global study found that 86 per cent of wealth managers and institutional investors were in favour of the idea, including 18 per cent who were strongly in favour.

Just 1 per cent were opposed to publicly listed companies holding Bitcoin as a reserve asset, while 13 per cent were neutral.

Nickel’s research also showed that 49 per cent of wealth managers and institutional investors believed 10 per cent or more of S&P 500-listed companies would adopt Bitcoin on their balance sheets.

More than half (51 per cent) expected between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of S&P 500-listed companies will have Bitcoin on their balance sheets.

Nickel Digital CEO and founding partner, Anatoly Crachilov, said the sector was witnessing the unfolding stages of a structural shift in corporate treasury management.

“The growing number of public companies allocating to Bitcoin reflects not speculation, but a strategic response to fiat debasement, balance sheet optimisation, and shareholder alignment.

“What began as a bold outlier move is fast becoming a credible treasury strategy - validated not only by MicroStrategy’s high-profile pivot, but also by an expanding cohort of global firms following suit.

“Institutional investors are clearly anticipating this trend to accelerate, and we believe Bitcoin will increasingly feature as a digital reserve asset in modern corporate finance.”

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