Financial advisors raised crypto allocations sharply in 2026, with a new survey showing 32% placed crypto in client accounts, 56% personally owning crypto, and 42% gaining institutional access to buy crypto for clients, while many client portfolios now allocate over 2% to digital assets (Ed. note: this is the survey’s highest reading since 2018). According to survey data, advisors cited stablecoins, tokenization, and macro narratives as top themes.
Bitwise’s CEO shared industry feedback, writing “1% allocation to $BITB across clients. Email from a large wealth team at a major US Bank. Mainstream investors are coming into this asset class —”.
Markets reflected growing demand as major tokens rose, with Bitcoin near $95,100 and Ether about $3,300. Data shows broad gains among top crypto assets.
Institutional and product flows accelerated, with BTC ETFs registering about $753.8 million in net inflows on a single day, and ETH ETFs adding roughly $150 million. Firms reported treasury moves, staking plans, and a newly filed Kraken-linked SPAC for a $250 million U.S. offering.
Industry headlines included partnerships and policy shifts. Visa paired with BVNK on stablecoin payments, Coingecko explored a $500 million sale, and Galaxy Research flagged surveillance risks in a draft Clarity bill. Wintermute noted OTC liquidity concentrated in BTC and ETH.
Token and NFT updates arrived fast: Fogo opened an airdrop claim, ETHGas Foundation announced a GWEI snapshot, Binance added Aster perps, and NFT leaders remained mostly flat.
Other product moves included an eight-figure investment noted by Yzi Labs, a new ERC20 strategy token from Token Works, a prediction market from Backpack, and a sold-out release from Rekt Drinks.
Meme tokens drew attention too, as meme majors showed gains and several onchain movers posted notable rallies.
