BlackRock: "A 1% increase in digital-asset allocation in Asian portfolios could bring in $2 trillion"
Summary
- A BlackRock executive said that if the allocation to digital assets in Asian portfolios increases by 1%, about $2 trillion could flow into the market.
- Nicholas Peach said $2 trillion is equivalent to about 60% of the current digital-asset market size, underscoring the potential impact of a 1% increase in allocation.
- Peach said that as Asian institutions’ acceptance of digital-asset ETFs rises, some advisers are recommending allocating 1% of portfolios to digital assets.
A BlackRock executive projected that even a 1% increase in the allocation to digital assets (cryptocurrencies) in investment portfolios across Asia could channel about $2 trillion into the market.
According to CoinDesk, a digital-asset-focused media outlet, Nicholas Peach, head of BlackRock Asia-Pacific iShares, said at the Consensus Hong Kong 2026 conference on the 11th (local time) that "even if the share of digital assets in Asian portfolios rises by just 1%, around $2 trillion could flow in." He explained that "$2 trillion is equivalent to about 60% of the current size of the digital-asset market."
Peach said, "As acceptance of digital-asset ETFs among Asian institutional investors increases, market expectations are being reshaped," adding that "some advisers are recommending allocating 1% of investment portfolios to digital assets."
He continued, adding that "even a small shift of 1% could accelerate innovation within the digital-asset market."
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