New Zealand Wealth Funds Management's KiwiSaver Growth Strategy, a $ 350 million pension scheme, has put 5% of its assets into Bitcoin. One of the most compelling reasons to start trading bitcoin is its remarkable similarity to gold. When Bitcoin was priced at $10,000 in October, the fund made its first investment. Hedge funds and family offices in the United States support Bitcoin on a daily basis, but pens are a different storey.