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New Jersey Pension Invested $7M in Bitcoin Mining Stocks Last Quarter
The $30 billion pension took stakes in Riot Blockchain and Marathon Digital Holdings in a first for the state.
By Danny Nelson
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:30 p.m. Published Jul 23, 2021, 5:27 p.m.
New Jersey’s pension fund chased crypto mining’s upside last quarter with multimillion-dollar bets on two of the industry’s biggest names.
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The state-managed pension ended June with $3.66 million in Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) and $3.39 million in Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA), according to disclosure documents.
New Jersey’s Common Pension Fund D has $30 billion in total assets for state employees.
The allocation appears to be New Jersey’s first in the crypto sector. Other state-run pension schemes have also warmed to bitcoin mining stocks in recent months, most notably California’s.
Read more: California Pension Fund Loaded Up on RIOT Shares During Bitcoin’s Q4 Rally
The NJ Division of Investment did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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