According to Gerry O'Shea, head of global market insights at Hashdex, financial advisors in the U.S. are still hesitant to recommend Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies to their clients, even nearly 18 months after the launch of BTC spot ETFs (source: CoinDesk interview). O'Shea notes that while a small subset of advisors proactively seeks exposure for clients, the majority are focused on education and due diligence, slowed by concerns over volatility, energy consumption, and associations with criminality (source: CoinDesk). However, he highlights a shift in advisor questions towards portfolio allocation strategies, such as whether BTC should replace gold or be treated as equity (source: CoinDesk). For traders, this hesitation signals a potential lag in mainstream adoption but also an opportunity as O'Shea predicts growing appreciation for digital assets like BTC and stablecoin platforms such as Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) by the end of 2025 (source: CoinDesk). With BTC currently trading at $101,408.26 (24h change: -0.93%) and ETH at $2,249.07 (24h change: -0.82%), monitoring institutional sentiment could be key to timing entry points (source: market data).