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An executive order opens 401(k) plans to crypto

President Trump directed the Labor Department and the SEC to ease the way for digital assets and other alternatives in workplace retirement plans.

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The order also called for withdrawing earlier guidance that had discouraged crypto in retirement plans, and asked regulators to clarify fiduciary duties. It did not itself add bitcoin to any plan; employers and plan providers still had to choose to offer it.