Deloitte's survey shows that 99% of CFOs at billion-dollar corporations expect to use cryptocurrency, signaling a strategic shift towards digital assets.
A survey published by Deloitte in Q2/2025 shows that 99% of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) at companies with revenues over $1 billion express expectations to use cryptocurrency in long-term business operations. This is a clear signal of a strategic shift quietly taking place, as digital assets, once seen as peripheral investment channels, are gradually becoming a strategic focus in the boardrooms of the world's leading corporations.
The question is no longer 'should we participate?', but 'when will we implement?'. About 23% of CFOs surveyed indicated that their treasury management departments plan to adopt cryptocurrency for investment or payment purposes within the next two years. This rate rises to nearly 40% for companies with revenue over $10 billion, indicating that large corporations are the main driving force behind this trend.
Price volatility is the biggest barrier to the adoption of cryptocurrency. Source: Deloitte
However, the optimistic outlook does not mean that the path to implementation will be smooth. CFOs still exhibit a cautious attitude. The three biggest challenges noted include: price volatility of assets like Bitcoin and Ether (43%), difficulties in accounting (42%), and an uncertain legal environment – especially in the U.S. (40%).
Nevertheless, many companies are still preparing to take action. 15% of CFOs stated they plan to invest directly in volatile cryptocurrency within the next 24 months, and this rate increases to 24% in the large enterprise group. At the same time, about 15% of companies expect to accept payments in stablecoins – with two main motivations being: enhancing customer privacy protection (45%) and optimizing costs for cross-border transactions (39%).
The application of cryptocurrency does not stop at investment. Source: Deloitte
Digital assets are also moving beyond the financial realm to become a topic of strategic discussion across industries. More than half of the CFOs surveyed are actively evaluating the potential application of assets on blockchain platforms to enhance operational efficiency – particularly in supply chain management and traceability. 37% of CFOs have brought this topic into discussions with the board of directors, 41% with the investment directors, and only 2% admit to having had no internal discussions related to cryptocurrency.
The survey results from Coinbase in collaboration with EY-Parthenon also reinforce this trend: 83% of institutional investors indicate they will increase their investment allocation to cryptocurrency in 2025. A new wave of capital is forecasted to flow into the market, not only focusing on Bitcoin and Ether but also expanding to assets like XRP, Solana, and many other practical application tokens.
