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The DigiAssets 2025 Playbook

Written by Amberdata | Aug 5, 2025

The DigiAssets 2025 Playbook is your essential guide to the future of digital assets - proudly sponsored by Amberdata.

WBR Research interviewed 100 senior executives - including ๐‚๐ˆ๐Ž๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ - to uncover how leading institutions are navigating the fast-evolving world of digital assets.

Through in-depth, anonymous interviews, the research reveals where the industry is headed, along with the roadblocks it faces, across key themes such as:

๐Ÿ“Œ Regulatory uncertainty

๐Ÿ“Œ The tokenization of real-world assets

๐Ÿ“Œ Infrastructure challenges: innovation, scale & interoperability

With expert commentary from Amberdataโ€™s CEO, Shawn Douglass:  

And commentary from Amberdataโ€™s Head of Research, Michael Marshall, this report goes beyond the hype to deliver actionable insights.

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ?

๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐:

Asset Management (30%)

Wealth Management (25%)

Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds (20%)

Fund of Funds (15%)

Crypto Hedge Funds (10%)

๐‰๐จ๐› ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐:

Chief Investment Officers (18%)

Heads of Trading/Multi-Asset Trading (13%)

Portfolio Managers (12%)

COOs, Analysts, Partners, Founders, and Heads of Digital Assets, among others

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ?

Based on exclusive interviews with 100 senior decision-makers across asset and wealth management, hedge funds, and digital asset firms, the DigiAssets 2025 Playbook reveals five standout insights:

1๏ธโƒฃ Global Regulatory Fragmentation

49% of respondents say inconsistent regulations across jurisdictions are the biggest obstacle to scale and efficiency.

2๏ธโƒฃ Tokenizationโ€™s Missing Link

36% cite a lack of interoperability as a major challenge when deploying tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).

3๏ธโƒฃ Tech Ready, Market Not

Despite the tech being there, 43% say limited investor education and demand are holding tokenized RWAs back.

4๏ธโƒฃ Infrastructure Under Pressure

45% highlight the lack of robust on-chain settlement systems, while 33% blame regulatory uncertainty for stalling infrastructure development.

5๏ธโƒฃ AI Takes the Lead

67% are already using AI to automate compliance, and 58% are applying it to boost market intelligence and user experience.

Check out the DigiAssets 2025 Playbook today!