• 38% of finance professionals who personally hold crypto view it as a growth opportunity with strong upside potential
• 96% of professional investors are optimistic about crypto’s future as an asset, vs just 39% of beginner investors
• 25% of finance professionals describe crypto primarily as a high-risk asset — falling to just 1 in 10 among those who personally invest
• 8% of respondents cite payments utility as a reason to hold crypto, yet wider merchant acceptance and regulatory integration are seen as critical drivers of future adoption
• 42% of finance professionals cite regulatory uncertainty as their primary barrier to greater institutional involvement

GENEVA, April 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sandmark has today published…