Unlike the stock market, which is experiencing an eight-year bullish thanks to, among others, institutional investors, crypto-markets are dominated by individual investors. This is obvious for almost all metrics.

Exchanges of crypto, which are paradise for individual investors, are overwhelmed. Popular encryption exchange, Binance recently revealed that they have added 250,000 new users in one day. Kraken ships 50,000 new accounts a day and records 10,000 new support tickets each day. In a blog post, the developers of Kraken wrote:

"The recent unexpected explosion of demand has been overwhelming."

Some exchanges including Binance, Bitfinex and CEX.io have temporarily stopped new account records so that they can update their technology and better prepare their platforms for the rush of individual investors flooding the market.

In addition, the long-awaited Bitcoin futures are also dominated by individual investors. According to the Wall Street Journal:

"CFTC data shows that banks keep their distance and that banks and asset managers do almost no trading on futures contracts Bitcoin of Cboe. "

Institutional money is on the way

There is endless speculation about a crypto-bubble. Whenever prices start to change, or as the famous crypto-market fluctuates, experts are quick to declare the burst of the bubble and the movement ended. When cryptocurrencies endured a crash before Christmas, commentators flooded the Internet with their post-mortem crypto. Of course, most prices have recovered in one day

In reality, the crypto party does not end. It's just starting

Institutional money is on the way, and when that happens, digital money values ​​will receive a significant boost. Even the CEO of JP Morgan Chase and the infamous crypto-skeptic, Jamie Dimon, have recently expressed regret for calling Bitcoin a fraud. In an interview with Fox Business, Dimon acknowledged that "the Blockchain is real." He then expressed support for cryptocurrencies that represent traditional currencies like the dollar and the yen.

Dimon's comments have been made. has more than 100 customers of the traditional banking industry using its XRP token. On January 11, MoneyGram signed to test the Ripple XRP token as a digital method to send money. The price of Ripple rose 25% after the news before retreating later that day

The opportunities for institutional investment booming

As the cases of 39 Blockchain use are becoming more common, one expects increased institutional investment in cryptocurrency markets.

In October, the Wall Street Journal reported that Goldman Sachs was planning to offer an investment product related to Bitcoin. In comments to the Journal, a spokesman for Goldman said:

"In response to the interest of customers for digital currencies, we are exploring the best way to serve them in this space."

In the end, individual interest boosts institutional interest, which will have a significant impact on the value of digital currencies.

Bitcoin futures on Chicago-based stock exchanges run by CME Group and Cboe Group represent burgeoning opportunities for institutional investment. Specifically, they indicate that a lot of anticipated Crypto-ETF funds may soon be available to investors. In addition, according to Morgan Stanley's estimates, in 2017, hedge funds invested more than $ 2 billion in crypto-related assets. It is a lot of money, but it is a small percentage of the possible investment.

In summary, Bitcoin hedge funds count their profits in thousands of percent and institutional investors can not stay away.

As digital currencies continue to be exposed, they are remarkably resilient to the worst fears of investors. Technology is improving rapidly, and many of the features and guarantees that currently maintain traditional investment markets are increasingly present in crypto-markets

Although the total capitalization of crypto is huge, it is far from its full potential. Cryptocurrencies are becoming familiar names, and they are still losing some of our preconceptions that stigmatize investment. However, the real driver of growth will be institutional investments, which will be stimulated by individual investors who want to participate in crypto-markets through institutional platforms and by market forces that make the possibility of huge profits too great to pass through. . ]