WisdomTree: "Digital-asset market shifting from retail speculation to institution-led strategic investing"

An analysis suggests that the digital-asset (cryptocurrency) market is moving away from a speculation phase dominated by retail investors and into a stage of strategic asset allocation by institutional investors.

According to crypto-focused outlet Decrypt on the 16th (local time), U.S. asset manager WisdomTree said in a recent report that "the growth phase of digital assets is over, and the era of repeated booms and busts driven by retail investors has passed."

WisdomTree explained that "as institutional investors take the lead in the market, investment approaches are shifting from speculation toward strategic investing based on portfolio management principles," adding that "as institutional capital concentrates, volatility is also gradually easing."

It also added that "regulation is functioning not as a blocking barrier but as a filter that screens market participants."

It went on to say that "the focus of debate within the market is also shifting from whether to hold digital assets to how to use and integrate them."