A Japanese pension fund's 1% crypto allocation signals that institutional adoption has crossed the Pacific

A Japanese corporate pension fund has announced a 1% crypto allocation, following Japan's landmark decision to reclassify Bitcoin and Ethereum as financial instruments under the FIEA. With GPIF having already committed ¥180 billion to crypto index funds, Japan is building the most complete institutional crypto framework outside the US, and Asia's $3 trillion pension universe is watching.