It certainly sounds foolish at first, but what's the real risk? Is your employer really going transfer themselves your balance or snoop on your utility bills?
Now if you loaded a crypto wallet on your work device, that would be another story..
I know there are bad actors trying to get into my company's network. They are a high visibility target and have fallen victim to ransomware attacks before. Even if I trusted my employer, I don't trust what else may be lurking there.