In a Deloitte poll of over 320 executives, responses indicated that 46.5% plan to increase investments in digital assets while 39.8% anticipate a rise in risk management challenges associated with these assets over the next year. Concerns were raised about the increasingly complex regulatory landscape and the lack of organizational support as primary challenges in compliance risk management. Additionally, 27% of executives reported that their boards are updated on digital asset management issues at least quarterly.

1. Risk management and
governance of digital assets
Deloitte poll results
February 2024

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Methodology
320+
C-suite and other executives involved in their
organizations’ digital asset management
efforts were polled online during a Deloitte
webcast titled “Risk management and
governance of digital assets” on November
28, 2023. Answer rates differed by question.
In some instances, immaterial amounts (e.g., +/-
0.1%) have been added to or removed from the
“Don’t know/not applicable” answer responses to
bring results to 100% total for each question.

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During the next 12 months, will your organization change its investments in digital assets (e.g., digital
currencies, digital securities, stablecoins)?
Not applicable = 8.9% for all; 7% for publics; 10.8% for privates
Votes received: 492 C-suite and other executives (244 from public companies; 248 from private companies)
17.9%
46.5%
4.1%
22.6%
25.4%
39.8%
1.6%
26.2%
10.5%
53.2%
6.5%
19.0%
Yes, increase No change Yes, decrease Don't know
All Public Private

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Votes received: 493 C-suite and other executives (246 from public companies; 247 from private companies)
During the next 12 months, do you think your organization will face a change in the number and size of
digital asset (e.g., digital currencies, digital securities, stablecoins) risks it must manage?
Not applicable = 6.7% for all; 4.5% for publics; 9% for privates
24.7%
49.3%
4.1%
15.2%
30.9%
44.7%
5.3%
14.6%
18.6%
53.8%
2.8%
15.8%
Yes, increase No change Yes, decrease Don't know
All Public Private

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Votes received: 459 C-suite and other executives (236 from public companies; 223 from private companies)
During the next 12 months, which do you think will pose the greatest challenge to your organization's
compliance risk management efforts for digital assets (e.g., digital currencies, digital securities,
stablecoins)?
Don’t know / not applicable = 24.5% for all; 19.5% for publics; 29.6% for privates
Increasingly complex regulatory landscape
Lack of organizational leadership support for
necessary organizational changes and/or
investments
Inability to easily identify illicit digital asset use
14.3%
15.7%
40.4%
15.7%
14.4%
50.4%
15.0%
15.0%
45.5%
All Public Private

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Votes received: 322 C-suite and other executives (154 from public companies; 168 from private companies)
Is your organization's board of directors updated on efforts to manage digital asset (e.g., digital
currencies, digital securities, stablecoins) risk and compliance?
Don’t know / not applicable = 26.1% from all; 30.5% from publics; 22.0% from privates
10.9%
13.0%
8.9%
16.1%
18.2%
14.3%
15.5%
13.0%
17.9%
8.1%
6.5%
9.5%
23.3%
18.8%
27.4%
All Public Private
Yes, more frequently than quarterly Yes, quarterly Yes, annually Yes, less frequently than annually No
27% of all
executives say
their board is
updated at least
quarterly
31.2% of public
executives say
their board is
updated at least
quarterly
23.2% of private
executives say
their board is
updated at least
quarterly

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