27% of UK adults approve of virtual asset investment in pension funds

A surprising survey result has emerged in the United Kingdom, where attitudes toward virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) remain cautious. It was found that one in four Britons approves of adding virtual asset investments to the portfolio of retirement pension funds.

On the 27th (Korean time), Cointelegraph, a specialist media outlet for virtual assets, cited a survey by the British insurer Aviva and reported that 27% of UK adults responded that they support incorporating virtual assets into their pension fund portfolios. The survey was recently conducted by Aviva on 2,000 UK adults.

Among those who approved of investing retirement pension funds in virtual assets, over 40% cited ‘the possibility of high returns’ as the reason for their support.

In addition, 23% of all respondents said that they could withdraw all or part of their existing pension funds to invest in virtual assets. Considering the UK’s pension market is valued at £3.8 trillion, some analysts believe there is potential for substantial capital to flow into the virtual asset market.

According to the survey, 8% of all respondents had experience withdrawing pension funds to invest in virtual assets, and among the relatively younger demographic aged 25 to 34, about one in five respondents reported having had the same experience.

Meanwhile, the main risk factors cited by respondents concerned about virtual assets included security threats (41%), followed by the lack of regulatory or protective measures (37%), and price volatility (30%).