Japan's 'invest locally' plan likely to spur demand for assets like bitcoin, gold

The Japanese government is pushing its massive pension fund to increase domestic investments to combat high debt levels and inflation. Analysts suggest this shift toward state-directed capitalism may drive investors toward limited-supply assets like Bitcoin and gold as a hedge against currency devaluation.
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said something early Friday that strengthened the long-term bullish case for perceived store-of-value, limited-supply assets like bitcoin BTC $ 64,341.17 and gold, but not without potential short-term pain.
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