Long-Term Holding is the Most Popular at 56%. Survey of 505 People on Crypto Asset Investment Styles

Clabo Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Ikuma Ueno) conducted a fact-finding survey regarding the "ratio of long-term holding versus short-term trading and investment styles" among 505 individuals currently investing in crypto assets.

As a result of the survey, the most common investment style was "mainly long-term holding (56.0%)," and it was found that more than 70% of the total, including those who use different methods selectively, operate with a long-term perspective.

On the other hand, approximately 80% of the short-term trading group have experienced another style in the past. This highlights the fact that many investors have arrived at their current strategy after going through a process of trial and error in the market, and that the tendency for risk diversification through the "selective use of methods" becomes prominent among the demographic with an investment amount exceeding 3 million yen.

In this report, we carefully analyze the different information gathering routes and underlying anxiety factors for each investment style, and present the ideal optimal investment strategy tailored to asset scale and years of experience.

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Survey Overview Date conducted: February 24, 2026 Survey method: Internet survey Target audience: Men and women residing in Japan (those currently investing in crypto assets) Number of valid responses: 505 Conducting organization: Clabo Inc.

Survey Content Ratio of Investment Styles | Long-term holding is the most common at 56.0%, short-term trading at 25.7%

Overall distribution of investment styles When asked about their current investment style, "mainly long-term holding" was the most common with 283 people (56.0%). "Mainly short-term trading" accounted for 130 people (25.7%), "selectively using long-term holding and short-term trading" for 86 people (17.0%), and "currently hardly trading at all" for 6 people (1.2%).

More than half of crypto asset investors place long-term holding at the core of their strategy, and when combining those holding long-term with those selectively using both methods, the figure reaches 73.1%. Although crypto assets are known as assets with intense price volatility, many investors choose a strategy of continuing to hold from a medium-to-long-term perspective rather than chasing short-term price movements.

Investment style by age group | 40s have the highest "selective use" rate at 22.5%