BlackRock Predicts Huge Potential for Crypto in Asia!
✨ Nicholas Peach, Head of BlackRock Asia-Pacific iShares, made a striking assessment at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: “Household wealth in Asia is approximately $108 trillion. If just 1% of standard investment portfolios were allocated to crypto assets (Bitcoin and other digital assets), there could be an influx of almost $2 trillion in new capital. This is equivalent to approximately 60% of the current crypto market capitalization.” ✨This figure clearly demonstrates that crypto still has very low penetration among institutional and individual investors, and highlights the potential for a shift in portfolio patterns in Asia as a major catalyst. ✨Peach also underlined the rapid growth of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, and the strong demand from Asia, emphasizing that the bridge between traditional finance and digital assets will be further strengthened as ETF adoption accelerates in the region. Do you think a 1% crypto allocation in Asian portfolios is a realistic scenario? How could inflows of this scale transform the market?
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BlackRock Predicts Huge Potential for Crypto in Asia!
✨ Nicholas Peach, Head of BlackRock Asia-Pacific iShares, made a striking assessment at Consensus Hong Kong 2026:
“Household wealth in Asia is approximately $108 trillion. If just 1% of standard investment portfolios were allocated to crypto assets (Bitcoin and other digital assets), there could be an influx of almost $2 trillion in new capital. This is equivalent to approximately 60% of the current crypto market capitalization.”
✨This figure clearly demonstrates that crypto still has very low penetration among institutional and individual investors, and highlights the potential for a shift in portfolio patterns in Asia as a major catalyst.
✨Peach also underlined the rapid growth of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, and the strong demand from Asia, emphasizing that the bridge between traditional finance and digital assets will be further strengthened as ETF adoption accelerates in the region. Do you think a 1% crypto allocation in Asian portfolios is a realistic scenario? How could inflows of this scale transform the market?