65% of institutions now call crypto essential

65% of institutions now call crypto essential

Author: Token Metrics April 19, 2026 Duration: 7:44
65% of institutional investors call crypto a vital diversifier. BTC sits at $75K and sliding. Memes up 33% in a week. Conviction is rising while prices drift lower.

Today's key developments:
• A Nomura study finds 65% of institutional investors now view crypto as a vital portfolio diversifier — the highest reading the firm has recorded.
• Kelp DAO's rsETH bridge was exploited for $292 million — 2026's largest crypto hack — with wrapped ETH stranded across 20 chains in a LayerZero-based attack.
• Alcoa is selling its dormant Massena, New York smelter to NYDIG for Bitcoin mining and AI data center operations — a former industrial site converting to crypto infrastructure.


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