Almost 80% of Japan's institutional investors plan to buy crypto within 3 years, survey finds

A survey by Nomura reveals that roughly 80% of Japan's investment professionals plan to allocate up to 5% of their portfolios to digital assets by 2029. What to know : Nearly 80% of surveyed institutional investors in Japan plan to allocate resources to crypto within three years, mostly targeting 2%-5% portfolio weights. Improving sentiment and Japan’s relatively clear regulatory framework are encouraging institutions to treat digital assets as diversification tools rather than purely speculative bets. Interest is broadening beyond price exposure to include staking, lending, derivatives, tokenized assets and stablecoin use cases, even as concerns about valuation, counterparty risk, regulation and volatility persist.