Trump’s Friendly Stance on Crypto Sees Hedge Fund Exposure Rise to 55% in 2025

President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto policies have pushed traditional hedge funds deeper into digital assets in 2025. The percentage of conventional hedge funds holding crypto rose to 55% from 47% in 2024.

The Alternative Investment Management Association and PwC survey captured this shift. The research included 122 institutional investors and hedge fund managers globally with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management according to Bloomberg.

President Donald Trump’s friendly embrace is doing what bull markets alone couldn’t: Pulling mainstream hedge funds deeper into crypto after years of resistance https://t.co/ewdLpoZXpf

— Bloomberg (@business) November 6, 2025

Regulatory clarity under the Trump administration emerged as the primary driver. Some 47% of institutional investors surveyed said the current regulatory climate encouraged them to increase their crypto allocations.

Trump appointed crypto-friendly agency heads and signed the GENIUS Act into law. The legislation created new rules for stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to the dollar’s value.

Trump Crypto Policies Dismantle Regulatory Obstacles

James Delaney, managing director of asset management regulation at AIMA, addressed the transformation.

Regulatory uncertainty had been a major barrier for most of these funds.

He said.

The survey was conducted in the first half of 2025. Delaney stated this year’s report may mark a turning point in overcoming these barriers.

Meanwhile, Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law on july 2025, marking a major milestone for the industry. The legislation sets initial guardrails and consumer protections for stablecoins tied to assets like the U.S. dollar.

The new law passed both the House and Senate with wide bipartisan margins. It aims to bolster consumer confidence in the crypto industry, which has quickly become a major power player in Washington.

Trump told crypto industry executives at a White House bill signing on july 18 that they had been mocked and dismissed for years. He called the signing a massive validation of their pioneering spirit.

Trump Executive Orders Reshape Crypto Landscape

Trump’s administration launched sweeping regulatory changes upon taking office in January. The goal was to make the United States the world’s crypto capital.

🔥NEW: President Trump has signed an executive order to make America the leader in Crypto, starting by creating an internal working group to champion it all!

“They might not like it, but we gotta make a lot of money for the country.” pic.twitter.com/b7J08Is0hG

— Coinwaft (@coinwaft) January 26, 2025

The president signed his first crypto-related executive order three days after inauguration. The order rescinded Biden administration policies established the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets and banned the creation of a U.S. central bank digital currency.

Following this, Trump signed a second executive order in March. This created a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve composed solely of bitcoin and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile for other digital assets.

The orders direct the federal government to halt all bitcoin sales and examine acquisition strategies. However, the government cannot acquire more stockpile assets except through criminal or civil asset forfeitures.

Trump declared crypto takes pressure off the dollar during a speech at Miami’s America Business Forum on November 5, 2025. He positioned the U.S. as the bitcoin superpower and crypto capital of the world.

Speaking to thousands of attendees, Trump credited his executive orders with ending the federal government’s war on crypto. He contrasted his approach with the Biden administration’s enforcement-heavy stance, which he said left industry figures under indictment.