Currently, the NPS holds indirect crypto exposure through significant investments in companies like MicroStrategy and Coinbase. In 2024, it purchased $34 million worth of MicroStrategy shares, a firm known for its substantial Bitcoin holdings. Additionally, the NPS invested over $45 million in Coinbase shares, reflecting a growing institutional interest in the crypto sector.
If that's true, it'll mark South Korea as the first nation to adopt a direct Bitcoin Investment Strategy for a country's pension funds.