Jersey City Pension Fund Plans Investment in Bitcoin ETF

Jersey City's decision to invest a portion of its pension fund in a Bitcoin ETF marks a significant milestone in the adoption of cryptocurrency.

Announced by Mayor Steven Flopp on July 25, 2024, this move follows the trend of various organizations embracing digital assets.

The investment process is underway, with completion expected by the end of summer.

Mayor Steven Flopp Announces Bitcoin ETF Allocation

On July 25, 2024, Steven Flopp, the mayor of Jersey City, a commercial and industrial city in New Jersey, announced that Jersey City plans to allocate a portion of its pension fund to a Bitcoin ETF.

According to Mayor Flopp, the city is currently in the process of submitting documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allocate part of its pension fund to a Bitcoin ETF. This process is expected to be completed by the end of summer.

While it has not been disclosed which Bitcoin ETF Jersey City will invest in, Mayor Flopp explained that this investment would be similar to the 2% allocation of Wisconsin's pension fund into a Bitcoin ETF.

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The Jersey City pension fund is in the process of filing paperwork with the SEC to allocate a portion to a bitcoin ETF, following in the footsteps of the Wisconsin pension fund (2%).

This should be completed by the end of the summer and will eventually become commonplace.

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Significance for Cryptocurrency Adoption

Although the investment amount by Jersey City is not expected to be significant, this news is seen as an important step in the adoption of cryptocurrency, as it marks the involvement of a pension fund in Bitcoin ETF investment.

In October 2021, it was reported that the Houston Firefighters' Pension Fund in Texas had invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Additionally, in March of this year, Japan's pension fund requested information on cryptocurrencies as part of its efforts to diversify its managed assets.

Recently, various organizations, including companies, governments, and pension funds, have started adopting cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. This trend is expected to continue expanding, making cryptocurrency investments more common.

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