Ohio's strategic move to boost institutional trust in Bitcoin

Ohio Teachers' Pension Fund invested $23.7 million in MicroStrategy (MSTR), its first purchase of Bitcoin-related stocks. The move reflects growing interest among institutional investors in investing in cryptocurrencies through regulated stocks, as the stock price of micro-strategy is closely related to Bitcoin’s performance. Previously, Bitcoin achieved strong returns of more than 150% and 120% in 2023 and 2024, respectively, marking investors' turn to digital assets as diversified investment and inflation hedging strategies.