More and more large investors are getting into cryptocurrencies.
28 percent of the super-rich families around the world are already invested in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Co., according to a survey published on Wednesday by the consulting organization Campden Wealth of 385 family offices.
Many expected that cyber currencies, which once struggled with a dubious reputation, would blossom into established investment vehicles.
28 percent of those surveyed planned to increase their positions in the coming year.
Family offices manage the private assets of their owner families, which the survey suggests averages $ 1.1 billion.
After Great Britain, Switzerland is one of the centers for family offices in Europe.
Bitcoin and Ethereum have rushed from record to record in the past few weeks.
Large investors and even pension funds are also increasingly taking advantage of this.
Many traditional asset managers such as the Swiss private banks are in the process of developing appropriate offers for their clients.
The drivers of demand are, among other things, the simmering fear of inflation and the fear of missing out on something.
According to Campden Wealth, 42 percent of family offices consider cryptocurrencies to be a worthwhile investment.
So far, their share in the total wealth of families is only one percent - the same as precious metals.
The largest share is accounted for by stocks followed by real estate.
Family offices are considered to be rather conservative;
many of them have the task of safeguarding the assets entrusted to them.