At the European Blockchain Convention in September 2026, aisot CEO Stefan Klauser joined industry leaders from digital asset management, private banking and technology. The panel's starting point: institutions are no longer asking whether to allocate to digital assets, but how.
Key takeaways
- Institutions held their positions. During the recent drawdown (Oct 25 - Jul 26), most ETF investors held on. Hedge funds were among the main sellers.
- Who is allocating. Sovereign wealth funds, family offices (typically 1–5% of the portfolio) and, often overlooked, Swiss private banks, which have built custody, trading and lending infrastructure for their clients.
- Access is solved. Integration is the challenge. ETFs made Bitcoin accessible. The open question is how to integrate digital assets with the same governance, custody and risk standards as other asset classes.
- Operations win mandates. Returns open the door, but audited track records, regulation and a robust operational setup decide the allocation.
- Managing drawdowns is key. Investors want the long-term upside without the sharp drawdowns. Stefan explained how predictive AI models can anticipate downside risk better than traditional momentum strategies. Transparency and explainability come from tracking feature importance and AI agents that explain allocation decisions in plain language.
Stefan also presented the AI-driven and risk-optimized Bitcoin ETP that aisot has launched with its partners House of Satoshi and Maverix in October in Switzerland.
Watch the video for deeper insights.
