Huge Positive News for the Crypto World! A large influx of capital into the crypto space!

【$8.7 trillion in U.S. pension funds finds a new home: Trump's new policy allows 401(k) investments in cryptocurrencies!】

Trump has signed an executive order allowing U.S. retirement savings accounts 401(k) to officially invest in "alternative assets" including cryptocurrencies, private equity, and real estate. From now on, an asset class that has been marginalized by the mainstream financial system has been formally included in the nearly $9 trillion U.S. pension plan.

This is not only a critical shift in regulatory attitude but also possibly a turning point for digital assets to achieve true mainstream acceptance.

For a long time, the U.S. 401(k) plan—serving 90 million workers as a retirement savings tool—mainly invested in traditional assets: stocks, bonds, and index funds, such as the S&P 500 ETFs. Alternative assets, such as cryptocurrencies, while increasingly active in the market, have long been excluded from the pension system, with regulators maintaining a cautious or even hostile stance.

But in 2025, everything began to change. Washington has shown unprecedented goodwill towards digital assets, and the Trump administration actively promoted a wave of "deregulation," with crypto assets becoming one of the favored roles in this movement.

Trump's new executive order requires the Department of Labor to reassess the relevant provisions in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), providing a "pathway" for 401(k) plans to include digital assets and private investments, while also leaving room for regulators to "tweak the rules."

According to the latest data, the market size of U.S. 401(k) plans is massive. As of the end of the first quarter of 2025, the total assets of 401(k) plans offered by U.S. employers are approximately $8.7 trillion. The total assets of the entire U.S. retirement market (including 401(k), IRA, etc.) reach as high as $43.4 trillion.

"If every American's 401(k) account allocates 1% of existing assets to cryptocurrencies, then $120 billion will flow into the crypto market. If it's 3%, that would be $360 billion; at 5%, it would reach $600 billion.

This represents a long-term and stable influx of capital: Most Americans automatically transfer a portion of their wages into their 401(k) accounts every two weeks, and once digital assets are included in the asset pool, it means there will be a continuous passive buying of funds!