Investors’ confidence in digital assets remains unabated amongst German speaking countries, despite recent regulatory challenges.
KPMG’s recent Digital Assets in Germany 2025 study confirmed that 76% of investors with more than half of their assets in digital plan to invest in the medium to long term.
“Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies have arrived in the centre of society. There are various reasons for this,” said Bernd Oppold, partner in financial services at KPMG.
“On the one hand, regulations such as the European Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation provide more clarity and transparency, while on the other hand the market is following suit.
“The first Bitcoin ETFs are being authorised in the USA and traditional financial institutions in German-speaking countries are also offering their customers the opportunity to invest in digital assets.”
The study, which examined the investment behaviour and preferences of crypto investors in German-speaking countries, found the growth of crypto investment has continued from previous years.
Over half (61%) of investors that responded to the survey had invested more than 20% of their assets in digital assets.
However, the research also highlighted investors’ security concerns, pinpointing market manipulation (47%), regulation (57%), and financial crimes (51%) as the greatest risks.
More than half (68%) of respondents deemed investment in digital assets to be “rather risky”, up slightly from 66% last year.
Investors continue to favour Bitcoin and Ethereum as their most common crypto investments.
Solana saw a surge in investor interest, with 60% popularity, a 13% increase compared to the previous year.
