October 2021

US Public Pension Fund Invests In Bitcoin For The First Time

NYDIG facilitated the purchase, representing "a watershed moment for bitcoin and its place in public pensions," its global head said. A U.S. public pension fund has invested in bitcoin for the first time. The Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund acquired an undisclosed amount of BTC through institutional bitcoin services provider NYDIG. The investment "represents a watershed moment for bitcoin and its place in public pensions," the global head of asset management at NYDIG said. Read also US. Allianz, Calpers...

Assembly candidate: New Jersey should mine Bitcoin to pay off its debts

New Jersey ranks 50 out of 50 when it comes to its financial state. According to Truth in Accounting, New Jersey has accumulated $189.6 billion (as of September 2020) in debt. Ballpark best guess, we each owe $57,900 — and we have Trenton insiders to thank for this ever-escalating burden. The state’s financial grade is an F and we are going to have to get creative to settle our accounts. I’ve not even mentioned the over $225 billion in retirement...

March 2021

New Zealand. Investment or speculation: KiwiSaver fund enters the bitcoin era

NZ Funds Management’s KiwiSaver growth fund has invested in bitcoin, and chief investment officer James Grigor​ expects that within five years it will feature in more KiwiSaver schemes. Read also Cryptocurrency called next great investing opportunity The KiwiSaver provider changed its offer documents in October to allow it to invest in cryptocurrencies for the first time. Grigor said bitcoin had become a commodity, with many of the attractive hallmarks of gold, which investors often bought as a store of value in times...

September 2020

Bitcoin As a Retirement Plan Investment?

The cryptocurrency is legally permissible as a 401(k) investment under ERISA, but some plan sponsors may have questions about whether it is prudent. Bitwage launched what it touted as the “world’s first Bitcoin 401(k) plan” in May. Bitwage provides cryptocurrency payroll and invoicing services. It says the 401(k) offering is a four-way strategic collaboration between Bitwage, Leading Retirement Solutions, Kingdom Trust and Gemini. Leading Retirement Solutions provides the administration and recordingkeeping for the 401(k) plan. Kingdom Trust is the custodian,...