US Firm Launches Company-Sponsored Bitcoin Retirement Plans

The U.S.-based company Digital Asset Investment Management (Daim) has announced the launch of a company-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan that allocates up to 10% in bitcoin. The plan is an ERISA compliant employer-sponsored 401(k) and assets are held in institutional-grade cold storage by leveraging the custodian Gemini Trust. During the last few years, investors have been able to leverage a digital currency retirement plan in the form of an IRA. For instance, the company Bitcoinira helps people invest in cryptocurrencies like BTC, BCH, ETH, and LTC with the firm’s....

DAiM has launched the United States’ first employer-sponsored retirement plans that support investments in Bitcoin. U.S.-based asset manager, Digital Asset Investment Management (DAiM), has launched the country’s first employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans supporting Bitcoin.According to a Nov. 19 announcement, DAiM will serve as the advisor and fiduciary in helping companies “create a 401(k) plan that offers several recommended model portfolios of varying risk to traditional assets and allocation of up to 10% to Bitcoin.”The BTC will be held in cold storage by Gemini Trust, allowing....

Nearly half of Gen Z and Millennials are also already invested in digital assets outside of their retirement funds and cited “inflation” as the biggest obstacle to early retirement. Nearly half of Gen Z and Millennials want to see crypto become a part of their 401(k) retirement plans, according to an October survey from United States asset manager Charles Schwab. Asking participants what they would like to see added to their 401(k) retirement products, the firm found that 46% of Gen Z and 45% of Millennials said they "wish" they could invest in cryptocurrencies as part of their retirement....

A group of U.S. Senator addressed a letter to Abigail Johnson, CEO of investment firm Fidelity, regarding its Bitcoin retirement plans. The document was signed by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Durbin, and Tina Smith. Related Reading | Crypto Futures Market Sees $400m Flushed As Bitcoin Breaks $23k The investment firm launched its Bitcoin-based 401 (k) plans […]

U.S. Senators requested Fidelity to explain how the firm is planning to address the risks of adding Bitcoin into retirement accounts by May 18. The United States government is growing increasingly concerned about Bitcoin (BTC) in retirement savings, with two Senators flagging some issues in Fidelity Investments’ plans to include Bitcoin (BTC) in 401(k) accounts.Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Tina Smith of Minnesota expressed concerns over Fidelity’s decision to add BTC to its 401(k) investment plan in a letter to Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson.Dated May 4, the letter suggests....