Overview
- Hostplus, which disclosed the effort Tuesday in comments reported by Bloomberg, is designing a crypto option inside Choiceplus with any launch next financial year contingent on regulatory approval.
- Choiceplus is the fund’s self-directed window that lets members manage part of their super, and it is the likely channel for any Bitcoin or digital asset exposure.
- Chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said members have been writing in to request cryptocurrency access, which has kept the project on the agenda.
- The scope extends beyond Bitcoin to other digital assets, including potential tokenized exposures such as music rights.
- Caution remains across the sector after this year’s market drop, as AMP Super cut its Bitcoin futures stake to about 0.02%, while a 69% jump in 2024–2025 self‑managed super fund registrations shows savers seeking crypto through their own accounts.