Survey finds 87% of crypto users open to AI managing $10K or more

A recent survey by CoinGecko reveals that a majority of cryptocurrency users are open to allowing artificial intelligence (AI) agents to manage a portion of their investment portfolios.

Out of 2,632 crypto participants surveyed, 87% said they would permit AI agents to handle at least 10% of their crypto holdings, according to the April 23 report.

Approximately half of the respondents were willing to let AI manage up to 50% of their portfolio.

“This suggests that despite having doubts as to how safe or secure AI agents are, crypto users are still mainly curious about the technology and want to try using them for trading or investing,” commented CoinGecko research analyst Yuqian Lim.

Around 36% of participants expressed readiness to allow AI to manage the majority of their crypto assets.

A smaller group, about 14.5%, indicated they would entrust AI with their entire portfolio.

“In other words, 1 in 7 participants either think they can completely trust AI agents with all of their crypto, or believe the potential profits will outweigh the risks, or simply have a high risk tolerance for their crypto holdings,” Lim added.

Opinions were divided on whether AI would outperform human traders in crypto markets.

Half of the respondents believed AI agents would be better than humans most of the time, while the other half disagreed.

About 13% said they were uncomfortable with AI managing any part of their portfolio or felt they could manage better themselves.

Trust concerns remain regarding AI access to crypto wallets.

Specifically, 37.5% of participants do not trust AI with wallet access, 34.5% trust AI, and 27.9% remain neutral.

“Opinions are still divided over this comparison,” according to Lim.

The survey highlights ongoing interest in AI’s role in crypto trading despite uncertainties about security and effectiveness.

Industry experts have noted that AI agents are increasingly used in Web3 applications and anticipate further developments in 2025, though challenges remain.