英國首個退休基金直接投資比特幣

退休金專家卡特賴特週一宣布，它已成功引導英國一位未透露姓名的客戶對比特幣進行了大量投資。

A UK pension fund has made a direct investment in apex cryptocurrency Bitcoin, marking the first move of its kind in the nation, pension advisory firm Cartwright announced on Monday.

退休金諮詢公司 Cartwright 週一宣布，英國一家退休基金已直接投資頂級加密貨幣比特幣，這在英國尚屬首次。

The undisclosed fund allocated 3% of its £50 million ($65 million) to BTC in October following “lengthy consultations with the scheme’s trustees, where ESG, investment case, and security were all addressed at length,” Glenn Cameron, head of digital assets at Cartwright told Corporate Advisor.

數位資產主管Glenn Cameron 表示，在「與該計劃的受託人進行了長時間的磋商，並詳細討論了ESG、投資案例和安全問題」之後，該未公開的基金於10 月將其5000 萬英鎊（ 6500 萬美元）中的3% 分配給了BTC卡特賴特告訴公司顧問。

What makes this investment particularly noteworthy is that the pension fund is actually investing in Bitcoin itself rather than a proxy such as a spot BTC ETF. The report reveals that the private key is divided between five separate institutions.

這項投資特別值得注意的是，該退休基金實際上投資的是比特幣本身，而不是現貨 BTC ETF 等替代方案。報告顯示，私鑰被分配給五個不同的機構。

Cartwright said it made the recommendation owing to Bitcoin's long-term returns. According to CoinGecko data, the top crypto has soared by almost 100,000% since 2013.

卡特賴特表示，做出這項建議是因為比特幣的長期回報。根據 CoinGecko 數據，自 2013 年以來，頂級加密貨幣已飆升近 100,000%。

According to Sam Roberts, the firm's director of investment consulting, Bitcoin is well suited to the scheme’s 10-year investment horizon.

該公司投資諮詢總監 Sam Roberts 表示，比特幣非常適合該計畫的 10 年投資期限。

“Trustees are increasingly looking for innovative solutions to future-proof their schemes in the face of economic challenges,” Roberts posited. This Bitcoin allocation is a strategic move that not only offers diversification but also taps into an asset class with a unique asymmetric risk-return profile.”

羅伯茨表示：“面對經濟挑戰，受託人越來越多地尋找創新的解決方案，以確保他們的計劃能夠面向未來。”這種比特幣配置是一項戰略舉措，不僅提供了多元化，而且還利用了具有獨特的不對稱風險回報特徵的資產類別。

Roberts went on to say that he hoped the “strategic move” would be emulated by others.

羅伯茲接著表示，他希望這項「戰略舉措」能夠被其他人效仿。

“We are proud to have led this groundbreaking move,” he declared, “which we hope will be the start of a trend for institutional investors in the UK to catch up with their increasing number of peers and competitors around the world who are already taking advantage of Bitcoin’s unique attributes.”

他宣稱：“我們很自豪能夠引領這一突破性舉措，我們希望這將成為英國機構投資者追趕世界各地越來越多的同行和競爭對手的趨勢的開始。充分利用比特幣的獨特屬性。”

Cartwright further stated that it anticipates institutional Bitcoin adoption to be similar to when pension schemes started purchasing equities in the 1970s. It might be painfully slow at first, but then, ultimately, it would become a bad idea not to allocate the asset to a portfolio.

Cartwright 進一步表示，預計機構比特幣的採用將類似於 20 世紀 70 年代退休金計畫開始購買股票時的情況。一開始可能會非常緩慢，但最終，不將資產分配到投資組合將成為一個壞主意。

Cameron also believes that Bitcoin’s unique asymmetric return profile indicates that even a small allocation can considerably improve financial performance.

卡梅倫還認為，比特幣獨特的不對稱回報特徵表明，即使是少量分配也可以顯著改善財務績效。

Institutional adoption of Bitcoin has skyrocketed across the globe, specifically in the United States, following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s historic greenlighting of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January.

繼美國證券交易委員會 (Securities and Exchange Commission) 一月份歷史性地批准現貨比特幣交易所交易基金 (ETF) 後，比特幣在全球範圍內的機構採用量猛增，特別是在美國。

These novel investment vehicles allow traditional investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency through stock-like shares on regulated exchanges without the hassle of storing the asset.

這些新穎的投資工具允許傳統投資者透過受監管交易所的類似股票來獲得加密貨幣的投資，而無需儲存資產的麻煩。

The funds were introduced by Wall Street giants, including BlackRock and Fidelity, and have so far collectively accumulated over 1 million BTC — fast closing in on Satoshi Nakamoto’s stack.

這些基金由包括貝萊德和富達在內的華爾街巨頭推出，迄今已累積累積了超過 100 萬比特幣，迅速逼近中本聰的籌碼。