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Baby Boomers’ wealth transfer is poised to boost cryptocurrency markets
Baby boomers are expected to indirectly significantly influence cryptocurrency markets through a major intergenerational wealth transfer. This change is expected to funnel massive funds into the hands of younger, cryptocurrency-savvy generations. Additionally, baby boomers may begin investing in digital assets themselves following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent approval of bitcoin and Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Traditionally, older Americans tend to take a more cautious investment approach, making them more risk averse than today’s typical cryptocurrency investors. This conservative mindset, combined with the high incidence of crypto scams targeting older Americans, who lost an estimated $3.4 billion to such scams last year, suggests that concerns about the security of crypto wallets will become more pronounced. Currently, nearly half of the investment firms used by baby boomers have some exposure to bitcoin ETFs. As the wealthiest demographic in the United States, older Americans control approximately $68 trillion in assets, including real estate, stocks and other investments.
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz is optimistic about the positive impact baby boomers will have on cryptocurrency markets. He points out that Bitcoin’s current market capitalization of $1.3 trillion could potentially surpass that of gold as boomers become more involved. Novogratz highlights the generational shift in wealth, stating: “For every Charlie Munger – may God rest his soul – who dies, that money is finding its way to Gen Z and millennials, and they feel much more comfortable with digital gold than with old, clunky gold.”
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