Fundraising for sophisticated cryptoin -investing vehicles has not yet fully experienced the expected positive headwind of the Donald Trump presidency, according to a new Crypto Insight Group report.
Momentum “remains positive but slower than [fund] Leaders expected during the new Trump administration, “said Hedge Fund Outlook 2Q25 report.
“Net inflow continues, yet the pace delays early years of projections when allocation calibrates risk budgets,” it added.
The apparent Pro-Crypto Position for the Trump Administration led to optimism across the digital asset industry in Bullish Momentum thanks to the increased legislative clarity expected in the United States
Hope for a kind of clear legislative framework by June “may have been a bit optimistic,” Laura Vidiella del Blanco, head of investor relationship for digital assets at Vaneck, said in the report.
“While Net New Capital continues to flow into private funds, the first months of 2025 brought a number of surprised ones that have clearly influenced the allocation’s sense of urgent character about implementation and the speed where many fund managers expected things to happen,” she added.
Trump gives and Trump take away?
Despite the optimism of what a pro-crrypto administration in Washington could bring, DC could bring, led to President Trump’s reveal of his aggressive plans for customs imports to the United States volatility in the financial markets from which Crypto suffered as much as any other asset class.
Bitcoin fell to a six -month low of about $ 76,000 in the days following new tariffs that originally came into effect early this month. For the crypto community, this may have been an indicator of Trump giving and Trump removing.
“Trump’s tariffs have already detached Mayhem in the global market and ruined trillion of dollars in value,” Chris Solarz, Chief Investment Officer for Amitis Capital, said in the report.
“His inconsistent and unpredictable rhetoric has shaken the confidence of investors and raised fears of a full-blown return to the protectionism of the 1930s.”
However, the overall mood of the Trump administration from fund managers is “overwhelming constructive” based on the report’s studies.
Over half (52%) of the respondents said they expect more positive surprises than expected of political decisions in the next 12 months, compared to less than 10% and said they expected more negative surprises, and approx. 40% said decisions would adapt to their expectations.
Leaders expect upward surprises, such as clearer token classifications, stablecoin legislation and a credible route to see market products, the report says.
“Trump’s recent geopolitical trait reinforces this view: By emphasizing American competitiveness in strategic technology, they are seen as catalysts who can speed up institutional adoption rather than prevent it.”
The respondents were pretty evenly divided over whether Trump’s geopolitical movements would have an impact on institutional adoption of crypto. About 36% said they would delay the adoption, compared to approx. 34% in the belief that they would accelerate the adoption and 30% said they would have no influence.
