{"id":276357,"date":"2025-05-14T19:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T19:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/14\/bitcoin-crypto-will-be-in-everyones-401k-says-coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:29","slug":"bitcoin-crypto-will-be-in-everyones-401k-says-coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/14\/bitcoin-crypto-will-be-in-everyones-401k-says-coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin &#038; Crypto Will Be in Everyone\u2019s 401(k), Says Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_61\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p class=\"nitro-lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinbase.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coinbase<\/a> CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brian_armstrong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Armstrong<\/a> isn\u2019t just celebrating his company\u2019s inclusion in the S&amp;P 500\u2014he\u2019s forecasting a major shift in the way Americans invest for retirement. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2025\/05\/14\/coinbase-ceo-senate-has-a-lot-of-urgency-to-get-stablecoin-bill-done.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with CNBC<\/a> following the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/1922040503647748572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 12 announcement<\/a>, Armstrong stated that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are \u201cgoing to be a part of everyone\u2019s 401(k).\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN \u2013 Coinbase CEO on joining the S&amp;P 500: &#8220;Crypto is here to stay. It&#8217;s going to be a part of everyone&#8217;s 401(k).&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9vWaWDTuHd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/9vWaWDTuHd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/1922679960302497998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template data-nitro-marker-id=\"83b926d767a9ed3e82c910cc56deb9c5-1\"\/><template data-nitro-marker-id=\"372de9843891598aa58675a785cc4349-1\"\/> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The comment follows <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/news\/coinbase-becomes-first-bitcoin-and-crypto-company-to-join-the-sp-500\">news<\/a> that Coinbase will officially be added to the S&amp;P 500 on May 19, replacing Discover Financial Services after its merger with Capital One. While the listing itself is a milestone for the company, Armstrong made clear that its broader impact will be felt in the retirement accounts of everyday investors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrypto is here to stay,\u201d Armstrong declared. \u201cWe\u2019re very happy to be included in the S&amp;P 500.\u201d He pointed out that Coinbase\u2019s inclusion in the index opens the door for passive exposure to crypto through retirement plans, since many 401(k) funds track the S&amp;P 500 and will now include Coinbase stock by default.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong\u2019s remarks reflect a growing conviction within the crypto industry that digital assets are moving from speculative side-bets into core financial planning tools. With <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/guides\/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf\">Bitcoin ETFs<\/a> gaining traction and companies like Coinbase being folded into traditional financial indices, Armstrong believes the wall between crypto and mainstream finance is crumbling fast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a testament to the hard work of our employees, our investors, and a big appreciation to our customers,\u201d Armstrong said. His comments arrive amid broader optimism in the sector, as U.S. policy shifts under a more pro-crypto administration led by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong\u2019s prediction follows similar remarks earlier this year by Eric Trump, who warned that banks unwilling to embrace crypto would be \u201cextinct in 10 years.\u201d Now, with Coinbase\u2019s S&amp;P 500 entry and Armstrong\u2019s 401(k) forecast, the message is clear: digital assets are becoming foundational.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s through ETFs, index fund exposure, or direct allocation, Armstrong highlights that Bitcoin is becoming more and more integrated into Americans retirement plans and traditional finance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/news\/bitcoin-crypto-will-be-in-everyones-401k-says-coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong isn\u2019t just celebrating his company\u2019s inclusion in the S&amp;P 500\u2014he\u2019s forecasting a major shift in the way Americans invest for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":276358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}