A survey commissioned by ETF and ETP issuers WisdomTree has revealed that over seven in 10 (72 per cent) of UK advisers have spoken to their clients about investing in cryptocurrencies, with almost half of clients (45 per cent) intending to step outside of their adviser relationship to allocate to the asset class. 
 

Investment platform eToro has announced that it has added four more assets to its crypto offering.  Cosmos (ATOM), The Graph (GRT), Curve (CRV) and 1inch (1INCH) are all now available on the eToro investment platform, which means eToro’s offering now consists of 36 cryptoassets. 
 

Wealth Adviser's sister title ETF Express features the first in a new series of videos with Asset TV on ETFs, opening with the thematic panel, featuring Allan Lane from Algo-Chain, creator of ETF model portfolios; Hector McNeil of ETF white labelling firm HANetf; Thomas Bailey, ETF editor from Interactive Investor and David Barfoot from thematic ETF issuer Rize ETFs.

A new report from Dianomi and The Dubs reveals the subjects investors are most interested in, via content consumption, search data and internal insights.

Konstantin Anissimov, Executive Director at CEX.IO, writes on the crypto crackdown in the UK, saying that the industry should embrace it.

AJ Bell’s latest survey of over 300 financial advisers has found that three quarters of advisers say that they have had their clients ask them about investing in cryptocurrency and that 26 per cent of advisers have said that their clients hold cryptoassets.

New research from UK-based money app Ziglu reveals that 11 per cent of UK adults are contemplating buying cryptocurrencies for the first time over the next 12 months. Some 3 per cent - around 1.57 million people – say they will definitely buy their first cryptocurrencies in the next 12 months, and 8 per cent - 4.2 million people – say it is quite likely they will do this.

Yvonne Steyn, Senior Associate, Maitland has addressed the taxing subject of how an investor’s cryptoassets will be taxed in the UK

A new survey of institutional investors and wealth managers from the US, UK, France, Germany, and the UAE who currently have exposure to cryptocurrencies and digital assets, reveals that 82 per cent expect to increase their exposure between now and 2023. 

A CoreData Research study of 500 UK retail investors conducted in March and April found 40 per cent of Millennial respondents would add cryptocurrencies to their pension given the opportunity to do so.