South Korean Pension Fund to Buy Bitcoin
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a South Korean public pension fund, is looking to add Bitcoin (BTC) to its portfolio by way of a crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF).
The group has reportedly inquired about several Bitcoin ETF products, including two Bitcoin futures ETFs managed by the South Korean firm Mirae Asset Global Investments.
An spokesperson from KTCU stated that “as there are some well-made cryptocurrency linked ETF products by asset managers such as Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments, we plan to invest in the ETF products after consultation with domestic asset managers.”
KTCU is the second largest institutional group in South Korea with over $40.2 billion in assets under management.