ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, a recent survey by Coinbase and EY-Parthenon shows that 83% of institutional investors plan to expand their cryptocurrency allocations this year. The survey was conducted in January with 352 institutional decision-makers, and the results may indicate that confidence in digital assets is growing among institutions as the regulatory environment becomes clearer and broader use cases emerge.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Data For Progress conducted a survey of 1,169 American voters and found that more than half of the respondents oppose the establishment of a cryptocurrency strategic reserve. The specific data is as follows: 51% of respondents oppose the Trump administration's plan to establish a cryptocurrency strategic reserve, while only 34% express support, and 15% are uncertain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, due to Trump's tariff policy potentially ending the "American exceptionalism," investor optimism towards U.S. Treasuries has reached its highest level in at least three years.A survey conducted this week among 504 market participants shows that the expected risk-adjusted returns on U.S. Treasuries next month will be higher than those of U.S. stocks. 77% of respondents support bonds, the highest level recorded in survey data since 2022. Only 9% of respondents believe that the global market capitalization of U.S. stocks will return to historical highs, while about 40% expect it to fall to a new low not seen in over a year.The vast majority of respondents believe that tariffs (rather than Federal Reserve policy) will become the most critical factor influencing stock valuations. Nearly half of the respondents expect to reduce their positions in the S&P 500 next month, with less than 20% planning to increase their holdings. The market also lacks confidence in the response to the continued decline of the stock market; earlier this year, there were views that a stock market crash would force Trump to adjust his policies, but now, less than half of the respondents believe Trump will intervene to stabilize the market.

ChainCatcher news, Shen Yu (@bitfish1) initiated a survey on the asset scale five years after the "312" crash event on the X platform. According to the current voting data, despite Bitcoin's increase of about 20 times from $4,000 over these 5 years, 70.5% of participants in the survey indicated that they are "still on the road to break even." 17.6% of investors achieved a 1-20 times growth, 5% of investors reached a 20-100 times growth, and only 6.9% achieved more than 100 times growth.In addition, another survey on the main sources of wealth showed that 48.8% of participants chose "holding BTC and other cryptocurrencies," 35% came from "trading (swing, meme pvp, etc.)," and DeFi mining and arbitrage accounted for 8.5% and 7.7%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, Binance recently conducted a global user survey, collecting opinions from over 12,000 respondents on the most influential figures in the cryptocurrency space. Among them, Satoshi Nakamoto was chosen as the most influential cryptocurrency figure, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao was recognized as the most influential cryptocurrency innovator for his contributions to the development of blockchain and Web3. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was rated as the best cryptocurrency builder for his pioneering work on the network, and Elizabeth Stark, CEO of Lightning Labs, was awarded the title of the most influential woman in the cryptocurrency field.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, in the February global fund manager survey by Bank of America, 89% of surveyed investors believe that U.S. stock valuations are too high.The survey found that this is the highest level since at least April 2001. Over the past 10 years, an average of 81% of surveyed fund manager investors have consistently believed that U.S. stock valuations are too high.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the global fund manager survey by American Bank in February shows that most respondents expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year.The survey indicates that about 77% of the responding fund managers expect the Federal Reserve to cut rates in 2025. 46% of investors expect two rate cuts, 27% expect one rate cut, and 4% expect three rate cuts. The survey shows that 19% of respondents expect no change in interest rates. Only 1% of investors expect the Federal Reserve to raise rates in 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, in a foreign exchange and interest rate sentiment survey conducted by American Bank in February, the majority of respondents (58%) believe that if the U.S. PCE inflation rate exceeds 3%, it could prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The PCE index is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure.The survey also showed that 12% of respondents believe that if the 5-year/5-year inflation breakeven (based on market inflation expectations) is above 3%, it could become a trigger for interest rate hikes.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) released its monthly survey on Thursday, showing that most economists surveyed expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates again in the second half of this year.The survey of 36 economists showed that 30 economists expect the Bank of Japan to stabilize interest rates at 0.5% in the first half of 2025. The remaining six expect rates to rise to 0.75% during this period. Twenty-eight economists predict an increase to 0.75% in the second half of this year. Among them, two economists expect rates to remain at 0.5%, while six economists believe rates will rise to 1%. These predictions are largely unchanged from the last survey, indicating that market bets on the timing of the next rate hike have not shifted significantly over the past month.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, a Reuters survey shows that out of 99 economists, 57 believe the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates one or two more times this year (in a January survey of 102 economists, 56 had this expectation). Among the 101 economists surveyed, 67 believe the Federal Reserve will cut rates at least once before the end of June (in the January survey, nearly 60% of economists expected a rate cut by the end of March). Out of 46 economists, 27 indicated that the inflation risks from tariffs have recently increased, 17 said there was no change, and 2 said it had decreased.

ChainCatcher news, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) launched a survey on the X platform, asking users "Overall, have you made money on Bitcoin?" The survey options include "Yes, made money," "No, lost money," and "Never bought."

ChainCatcher news, a Reuters survey shows that 25 economists all indicated that the Bank of Korea will lower the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.75% on February 25. (Jinshi)

ChainCatcher news, according to a Reuters survey: Among 102 economists, 65 expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates two times or less this year (compared to 41 out of 97 economists who had the same expectation last December). (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher news, Futu has released the "2025 Hong Kong Individual Investor Survey Report," revealing that virtual currencies are gradually becoming the preferred asset allocation choice for the new generation. Among them, 77% of Generation X virtual currency investors (born in 1980 or earlier) are optimistic about the long-term appreciation potential of Bitcoin.Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2006) places greater emphasis on the trading convenience and security of virtual currency investments, believing that holding "two Bitcoins" provides more security compared to the "million-dollar down payment" requirement for property. The proportion of those optimistic about the prospects of virtual assets is three times that of those optimistic about real estate.Related data also shows that the top five sectors with the highest trading frequency in 2024 are AI technology, new energy, popular WSB concept stocks, virtual currency concept stocks, and health and medicine.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com News, shows that a recent survey by Ripple indicates that 52% of financial leaders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) prioritize blockchain payments and tokenized assets for development. The survey points out that, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, blockchain technology is expected to fundamentally change banking in the region by 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to a user group survey conducted by the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the number of Memecoins holders exceeds that of Bitcoin.The survey shows that 16% of respondents reported holding meme coins, making it the most held cryptocurrency among respondents. Bitcoin (BTC) ranks second, with 14.44% of participants indicating that they have Bitcoin in their wallets. The survey covered over 27,000 users from Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, CNBC's December Federal Reserve survey respondents are confident that the Fed will cut rates this week, but they are less certain about whether it should. 93% believe the Fed will cut rates by 25 basis points. However, only 63% think this is what the Fed should do. Respondents expect two more rate cuts in 2025, each by 25 basis points, down from three in the last survey. By this time next year, the fund rate is expected to drop to 3.8%, and by the end of 2026, it will fall to 3.4%, slightly above the average neutral rate. A huge unknown is the fiscal policy of the new government.The survey shows that the prospects of tariffs and potential deportations under President Trump have dampened some people's upward economic forecasts. Economist Robert Fry stated, "I have never been so uncertain about the inflation outlook." Trump offers us a combination of raising inflation (tariffs, tax cuts) and lowering inflation (deregulation, spending cuts). Who knows what we will ultimately get?