JPMorgan: 71% of institutional traders do not plan to trade cryptocurrency in 2025

What’s new? “The majority of traders have no plans to trade crypto or digital coins,” JPMorgan bank said in a survey. The annual survey, which polled 4200 JPMorgan institutional clients from 60 countries, was conducted from January 9 to January 23. It shows that 71% of respondents are not interested in cryptocurrency activity in 2025.

JPMorgan survey

What else is known? At the same time, the bank noted that the new US presidential administration supports the crypto market, and legislative changes reduce the barriers to entry into this space for companies in the traditional financial sector. Thus, over the year, the share of institutional traders uninterested in cryptocurrency fell from 78% to 71%.

The survey also found that 16% of respondents plan to trade cryptocurrency this year, while 13% said they are already doing so. Both figures are also higher than in 2024.

However, 100% of traders said they plan to increase online trading activity, especially for less liquid assets.

The respondents noted inflation and tariffs, as well as escalating geopolitical tensions, will have the biggest impact on markets in 2025. In addition, 41% of respondents said market volatility is the biggest challenge for trading, up from 28% last year.

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