{"id":914394,"date":"2026-06-21T10:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/japanese-corporate-pension-fund-plans-1-crypto-allocation-nikkei\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T10:12:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:12:35","slug":"japanese-corporate-pension-fund-plans-1-crypto-allocation-nikkei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/japanese-corporate-pension-fund-plans-1-crypto-allocation-nikkei\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese corporate pension fund plans 1% crypto allocation: Nikkei"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Japanese corporate pension fund serving about 1,200 small and medium-sized businesses plans to allocate roughly 1% of its assets to cryptocurrency during fiscal year 2026.<\/p>\n

According<\/a> to Nikkei, the Nationwide Business Corporate Pension Fund, based in Okayama, will invest in a passive fund managed by an unnamed \u201cmajor\u201c hedge fund that holds multiple crypto assets. The pension fund reportedly manages about 21.3 billion yen in assets (about $130 million).<\/p>\n

Japanese crypto news site CoinPost reported<\/a> that the pension fund is adding crypto as part of an effort to diversify its exposure. It reportedly allocates 80% of its assets to yen, 15% to US dollars and 5% to other currencies.<\/p>\n

The move suggests some of Japan\u2019s institutional investors are becoming more willing to consider crypto as an alternative asset class as digital assets gain a larger foothold in the country\u2019s financial system.<\/p>\n

Japan brings crypto closer to traditional finance<\/h2>\n

The planned pension allocation comes as Japanese lawmakers and financial institutions prepare for digital assets to play a larger role in the country\u2019s traditional financial system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On June 11, Japan\u2019s House of Representatives passed legislation that would bring crypto assets under<\/a> the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, subjecting them to rules more closely aligned with those governing conventional financial products.<\/p>\n

The legislation is expected to proceed to the House of Councillors and could create a path for crypto exchange-traded funds, while also supporting calls for a shift to a 20% flat tax on digital-asset gains from the current maximum of 55%.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>Polymarket seeks Japan entry despite gambling law hurdles: Report<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese financial groups are also developing new ways for retail and institutional investors to access crypto. SBI Shinsei Bank has begun testing a deposit-linked rewards program<\/a> offering vouchers redeemable for Bitcoin, Ether or XRP, ahead of a planned permanent launch this autumn.<\/p>\n

On June 12, Metaplanet, Japan\u2019s largest publicly listed Bitcoin holder, also agreed to acquire Siiibo Securities<\/a> for 2.1 billion yen. The company said the acquisition would support the development and distribution of Bitcoin-linked yield products through a newly formed securities arm.<\/p>\n

Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>China\u2019s 107 Bitcoin memory thief, Bithumb CEO booked: Asia Express<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph\u2019s Editorial Policy<\/a> and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. <\/p>\n

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\n Ezra Reguerra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Japanese corporate pension fund serving about 1,200 small and medium-sized businesses plans to allocate roughly 1% of its assets to cryptocurrency during fiscal year 2026. According to Nikkei, the Nationwide Business Corporate Pension Fund, based in Okayama, will invest in a passive fund managed by an unnamed \u201cmajor\u201c hedge fund that holds multiple crypto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":914395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2024,3899],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-914394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corporate","category-japanese"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}