A United Kingdom-based pension fund has chosen to invest 3% of its assets in Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap.
Corporate Advisor reported recently that the unnamed fund made the Bitcoin investment in October, following advice from British pension specialist Cartwright.
Direct Bitcoin Investment, Not by Proxy
Interestingly, the fund invested in the firstborn cryptocurrency directly, instead of through an exchange-traded fund (ETF) like most institutions do.
For instance, in March, the State of Wisconsin pension took the ETF route while investing in Bitcoin. At the time, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board used 0.1% of its assets worth $164 million to purchase shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC).
However, the unnamed UK fund took a different approach by directly investing in BTC itself. Corporate Advisor reported that the pension fund initiated the investment after considering several factors such as investment viability, security, and ESG (Environmental, Social, & Governance).
