Sovereign funds invest in BTC while retail investors withdraw, according to a Coinbase executive
John D'Agostino, head of strategy at Coinbase Institutional, compared BTC to gold and stated that many view it as a hedge against inflation.

Sovereign funds invest in BTC while retail investors withdraw, according to a Coinbase executive
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Sovereign wealth funds and other institutions were accumulating Bitcoin
BTC
€81,798
during April 2025, while retail traders were exiting the market through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and spot markets, according to John D’Agostino, head of strategy at Coinbase Institutional.

During a recent appearance on CNBC, the Coinbase executive compared Bitcoin to gold and mentioned that many institutional buyers acquired BTC as a hedge against monetary inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty. The Coinbase executive stated:

"Bitcoin is trading according to its main characteristics, which again are similar to gold. You have scarcity, immutability, and portability of non-sovereign assets. So it is trading in the way that people who believe in Bitcoin would like it to trade."