Trump’s Crypto Revolution: 401(k) Plans Poised for Bitcoin Boom
Brace for impact—retirement accounts are diving headfirst into crypto.
The 401(k) Gold Rush
Trump's pending executive order could smash the last barrier between Main Street and digital assets. Suddenly, your grandma's retirement fund might moon alongside degenerate traders.
Wall Street's Cold Sweat
Traditional finance dinosaurs are scrambling as regulatory floodgates creak open. 'Diversification' just got a whole lot more interesting—and volatile.
The Fine Print Gamble
Early adopters could mint generational wealth... or watch their nest eggs evaporate faster than a shitcoin rug pull. Welcome to the retirement plan of the future—where Lambos and food stamps share the same risk curve.
(Bonus jab: Finally, financial advisors can underperform the market with *new* asset classes!)
Bitcoin could soon be part of retirement accounts
Enabling alternative assets in retirement accounts is big news for crypto. This is especially true for Bitcoin (BTC), which is already popular as a corporate treasury asset. If even a tiny percentage of 401(k) holdings are allocated to Bitcoin, this would have a major effect on demand.
Talks about this shift have circulated in Washington for months. On July 17, the Financial Times that the WHITE House was preparing to issue an executive order to expand retirement account access to alternative investments.
Trump took an initial step in this direction during his first term, when the Labor Department clarified that private equity could be included in retirement plans. That guidance was later reversed under President Joe Biden.
