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Bitcoin access broadens as advisers and brokerage accounts add allocations

An adviser survey cited by CryptoSlate found 42% could buy crypto in client accounts in 2026, up from 35% in 2024 and 19% in 2023.

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A future Bitcoin buyer may increasingly encounter the asset through traditional investment channels, including stock-and-bond portfolios, brokerage accounts that hold spot Bitcoin exchange-traded products, and retirement-focused wrappers, according to CryptoSlate. Grayscale and CryptoSlate attribute the widening pool of investors to persistent government deficits, deeper institutional involvement in blockchain finance, and a larger share of younger investors in overall financial assets. The outlet says those forces are increasingly being expressed through conventional finance distribution systems rather than crypto-first onboarding. CryptoSlate points to a 2026 Bitwise and VettaFi adviser survey, which found 42% of advisers could purchase crypto in client accounts, compared with 35% in 2024 and 19% in 2023. In 2025, the survey cited by CryptoSlate also shows 32% of advisers invested clients money in crypto, up from 22% a year earlier. The report further highlights that among advisers already using crypto, 64% reported client allocations above 2%, versus 51% in the prior survey. CryptoSlate links some of this shift to spot Bitcoin exchange-traded products after the SEC approved their listing and trading in January 2024, giving advisers a familiar securities wrapper for research and portfolio committee workflows.

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