Security concerns remain dominant even as most respondents see low systemic risk.

Publicly listed companies are increasingly using cryptocurrency as a reserve asset, but institutional investors are now demanding stronger safeguards, including insurance coverage, to manage these digital holdings. 

A global survey of 260 institutional investors and wealth managers, who collectively oversee $14t in assets, revealed that 63% expect at least 10% of S&P 500 companies to hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets within the next five years, according to Nickel Digital Asset Management.

Currently, one in three professionals predicts a dramatic rise in these Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies by 2029. 

Whilst 86% of those surveyed view the…