Hedge Funds Ramp Up Crypto Use After Trump’s Regulatory Push

Nov. 6, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s friendly embrace is doing what bull markets alone couldn’t: Pulling mainstream hedge funds deeper into crypto after years of resistance.

The percentage of traditional hedge funds holding crypto this year rose to 55% from 47% in 2024, according to a new survey from the Alternative Investment Management Association and PwC.

While crypto markets continue to teem with volatility and disorder, some 47% of the institutional investors surveyed said they were encouraged to increase their crypto allocations by the current regulatory climate in which Trump has appointed crypto-friendly agency heads and signed the GENIUS Act, creating new rules ...

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

See Breaking News in Context

Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.