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Investors with $500,000-plus view crypto mostly as strategy, not speculation

A CoinShares survey of 2,230 investors found speculation averaged 9% of primary motivations and never exceeded 11% across markets surveyed.

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CoinShares survey results indicate that investors with at least $500,000 in investable assets are less driven by speculation in digital assets than industry assumptions suggest. Speculation accounted for 9% of primary motivations on average among those investors, and it never exceeded 11% in any market.

The survey, conducted by Savanta between May 11 and June 5, 2026, polled 2,230 investors across the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland. All respondents held at least $500,000 in investable assets excluding property, with an even split between $500,000 to $999,999 and $1 million or more.

CoinShares said strategic motives tied to long-term appreciation and diversification accounted for 40% of primary motivations, while hedging made up 13%. It also found that the short term trader profile was the smallest active investor profile in every market, based on the survey results.

The article adds that wealth managers view speculation differently, citing a separate European wealth management and digital assets survey with Citywire. In that manager survey, 52% of 261 wealth managers said speculation was a reason clients hesitate, though the outlet noted the investor and manager figures are not directly comparable.

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