Some 81% of fund managers believe bitcoin is in a bubble, even after Mayâs 35% price crash, according to the latest Bank of America Global Fund Manager survey.
The results for the period June 4-10 are up six percentage points from last monthâs data, indicating sentiment on Wall Street has turned more bearish.Â
The skepticism among the 224 fund managers surveyed comes despite fresh signs of institutional interest in bitcoin from hedge funds and banks including Wells Fargo.Â
The survey showed 72% of the fund managers surveyed think the recent uptick in inflation is transitory. Bitcoin is often seen as a hedge against inflation, and many crypto analysts attribute the cryptocurrencyâs gains over the past year to concern about increasing inflation. So the Bank of America survey might be suggesting those concerns have abated somewhat.
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The survey also found fund managers no longer see bullish bitcoin bets as the âmost crowded tradeâ on Wall Street. âLong commoditiesâ ranked as the most crowded trade, displacing âlong bitcoin,â which held the top spot in recent monthly surveys. While bitcoinâs price remains relatively stagnant after the May crash, the price of commodities like oil and iron ore has been climbing.