I privately messaged over a hundred crypto KOLs, and they are secretly buying stocks.

Cryptocurrency → Stock capital flows are real and accelerating.

Author: Joshua | MOZAIK (@JoshuaDeuk)

Translation: Deep潮 TechFlow

Deep潮 Introduction: This is a snapshot of stock positioning from inside the crypto circle—The author privately messaged 120 KOLs, 55 provided detailed holdings, showing that the rotation from crypto to stocks is speeding up. AI, metals, and energy are consensus overweight sectors, and humanoid robots are shifting from “watchlist” to actual positions.

Over the past few weeks, I conducted a private survey of all the KOLs I know, covering all my group chats.

Contacted about 120 people, 55 provided detailed responses.

Survey period: mid-January to early February—some positions may be outdated, please interpret accordingly.

Below are the survey results 👇

🎯 Personal Core Holdings

• Humanoid robots are the biggest opportunity in the next decade—comparable to early Bitcoin investments
• Memory shortage + AI supercycle + geopolitical supply chain → the most diversified multi-sector theme within this group
• Pure memory shortage bet, confident over 2 years (from stock hedge funds)
• INTC + AMZN, from US government/policy perspective
• Big Tech → core macro rotation bet on metals
• SanDisk as a long-term stock holding

Big Picture

Among the 55 respondents actively involved in the stock market:

• 50 are currently trading stocks
• 5 are stock beginners (just starting out)
• Many others are “waiting” or still observing

Popular Sectors and Themes (by KOL holdings)

• AI — 11 KOLs
• Metals and Commodities — 8 KOLs
• Energy and Power — 8 KOLs
• Memory and Semiconductors — 7 KOLs
• Robots and Humanoids — 6 KOLs
• Space and Defense — 6 KOLs
• Uranium and Nuclear — 4 KOLs
• Defense and Drones — 3 KOLs
• Rare Earths — 3 KOLs
• Chinese Stocks — 3 KOLs

Most Mentioned Stocks

• INTC — 4 mentions
• GOOG — 4 mentions
• RKLB — 4 mentions
• ASTS — 4 mentions
• AMZN — 4 mentions
• TSLA — 2 mentions
• XPEV — 2 mentions
• URA — 2 mentions
• MP — 2 mentions
• RDW — 2 mentions

High-Conviction Positions (with detailed analysis)

One respondent (background in stock hedge funds): bullish on AI-driven memory shortages, believes demand will continue to grow over the next 2 years. Heavy holdings in SNDK, LRCX, ICHR/UCTT, and power-related stocks.

Another respondent: deeply invested in memory/semiconductors (RAM shortage + AI demand), space/defense (trading on SpaceX IPO hype), defense/drones/laser (“Golden Shield” missile defense narrative), key minerals/rare earths (US supply chain de-China-ization), uranium/nuclear (policy + AI power demand tailwinds). Holdings include: ASTS, RKLB, RDW, MP, UUU, XPEV, OUST, URA, and exposure to Latin America/emerging markets.

Another respondent: a diversified portfolio holding GOOG, NVDA, TSLA, MSFT, AMZN, GLXY, ORCL, IBM, HON, VST, CEG, GEV, CRWV, FLY, PDD, GGAL. Currently researching: SNAP, GRPN, YELP, TRIP, ZETA, UPST, XPENG, RIVAN.

One respondent shared a theme on robots and the Fourth Industrial Revolution—humanoid robots are a trillion-dollar opportunity to address the 85 million labor gap by 2030.

Another respondent: Israeli defense stocks, European defense stocks, semiconductors, robotics and automation, power grid, electrification, AI infrastructure, transportation, metal mining.

One respondent: INTC, GOOGL, NEBIUS, Astera Labs, Oklo, RKLB, Moleculin, ASTS, LAC.

One respondent not yet building positions but observing: ASTS, SATS, IDRM, RKLB, LMT, LHX, INTC, LASR, NAK, LODE, MP.

One respondent: RBLX, SpaceX (not listed), Anduril (not listed), AI, Reddit, Uber, COIN, HOOD.

Notable Opinions and Quotes

“Crypto is over” → Fully allocated to robots/humanoids

“Crypto no longer attractive” → Shift to stocks

“Big Tech → Metal rotation” → Holding gold and silver indices

“Sandisk has risen 10x since October. Stock market is slow, but it’s been rising for 100 years”

“Can hold and trade narratives simultaneously. Long-term buy index/ETFs, use part for swing trading”

“Strong sector rotation” → Positions in INTC, SNDK, space, commodities

“Use Claude to research stock codes mentioned in the group” → Uranium-related

“AMZN — largest investor in Anthropic. INTC — US government holds shares + Trump promotes it as the US version of TSMC”

Preferred Platform

IBKR (Interactive Brokers) dominates: 24 of the 55 respondents use it

• Robinhood (Hood): 8
• Schwab: 2
• Hyperliquid (HYPE): 2
• Others: IG, Morgan Stanley, private banks, CMC, Webull

Other Asset Classes Traded Besides Stocks

• Metals (gold, silver, rare earths): most popular alternative assets
• Commodities (oil, energy)
• Options and futures
• Forex and bonds
• Uranium

👀 Most Followed Stock KOLs in the Group

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @Citrini7

⭐⭐⭐ @crypto_condom

⭐⭐⭐ @HighStakesCap

⭐⭐ @jukan05

⭐⭐ @zephyr_z9

Other mentioned/followed accounts: @RHouseResearch · @Reformed_Trader · @AorakiTrading · @ContrarianCurse · @investingluc · @SmallCapScience · @ColdBloodShill · @aleabitoreddit · @CompoundVC · @lBattleRhino · Michael Howell @crossbordercap · @BillAckman · @DivesTech · @jvisserlabs

Core Conclusions

• Crypto → Stock capital flows are real and accelerating
• AI, metals, energy/power are consensus overweight sectors
• Memory/semiconductors are high-confidence sub-themes (multiple respondents provided detailed reasoning)
• Robots/humanoids are becoming a strong narrative—several KOLs have already built positions
• Space and defense are gaining actual allocations, not just on the watchlist
• IBKR is the preferred broker for crypto natives entering stocks
• @Citrini7 is the most-followed stock KOL among crypto traders
• Rare earths and uranium are popular contrarian/macro bets
• European and Israeli defense stocks are emerging as independent themes

This survey is far from scientific rigor—just a snapshot of private messages with people I know. But I believe it reflects the current rotation of smart traders/investors into certain directions.