Can BTC become the new darling of assets? Fidelity executives reveal the new institutional investment trends for 2025 for you

Asset management giant Fidelity's two senior executives were interviewed on 1/12, sharing their views on the importance of BTC (Bitcoin) becoming a macro asset and its future direction, and explaining how Fidelity is responding to the global influx of funds.

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As the interview began, Fidelity's digital asset research director Chris Kuiper and strategy director Matthew Horne were the first to say that Fidelity had already started layout when BTC was considered a niche market more than a decade ago. Furthermore, despite experiencing market crashes and uncertainties, Fidelity still insists on a long-term perspective. 'We not only did not shrink, but also increased our investment in talent and infrastructure,' the two proudly said.

By 2024, many institutional investors began to enter the market in large numbers, and the launch of BTC spot ETF symbolizes the traditional financial market's acceptance of this emerging asset. Both also stated that Fidelity, as a 'leader', has long prepared suitable investment solutions for its clients.

Fidelity's clients range from retail investors, financial advisors, hedge funds, retirement funds, sovereign funds, etc., covering almost every level. 'We need to meet the needs of customers at different levels, whether they are retail investors who are new to BTC, or institutional investors who are familiar with traditional finance,' said strategy director Horne.

BTC from niche to macro asset

For BTC (BTC), it is rapidly transitioning from a niche speculation to a macro asset. Kuiper, research director, said: "BTC, as a pure monetary asset, is closely related to liquidity and inflation expectations, with advantages that other assets cannot match, such as 24/7 continuous trading, globality, and convenience." Furthermore, as the volatility of BTC gradually decreases, its attractiveness as a stable investment tool will further attract global adoption.

Although many institutions are currently beginning to explore the potential of BTC, Horne pointed out that the majority of sovereign funds, pension funds, and large institutions globally have not yet made large-scale allocations to BTC. However, in the coming years, with the emergence of diverse products such as BTC options and the advancement of financial investment education, the investment allocation to BTC is expected to increase significantly.

From trust building to popularization

In addition, the 'chain reaction' adopted by BTC is playing a huge role. Kuiper mentioned that early adopters were initially considered quite crazy by the public, as they invested funds and resources in BTC when it was not widely accepted and its value had not yet fully manifested.

He further stated that with countries and companies such as Microstrategy and El Salvador entering the market one after another, the value of BTC is gradually being verified. The actions of early adopters have also been proven to be visionary, leading to other retail investors or institutions being inspired and following suit in adopting BTC, which will accelerate the popularization and value growth of BTC.

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Large funds will be the driving force behind Bitcoin adoption

Two of them also mentioned that by 2025, as more BTC and Ethereum-related ETFs are approved for listing, the market will see a larger influx of funds. In the future, the adoption and value growth of BTC will be driven by large-scale institutions such as sovereign wealth funds and major retirement pension plans, becoming the core force of the next wave of market fund inflows.

Two people said that the adoption process of Bitcoin will be similar to gold, experiencing long-term price fluctuations and other processes, but will eventually become an important part of mainstream asset allocation portfolios.

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