The $ 1.7T Wealth Fund from Norway increases the exposure to Bitcoin by 83% through crypto-linked shares, which indicates the rising institutional interest in crypto.
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the entity that manages the Norway of the Government Pension Fund of Norway, has considerable increased The indirect Bitcoin exposure with 83% in the second quarter of 2025, according to a report from Standard Chartered’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research, Geoffrey Kendrick. With assets of a total of $ 1.7 trillion, the fund, which is generally considered the largest sovereign wealth fund, its Bitcoin-like assets with 6,200 BTC to 11,400 BTC.
The power fund of Norway is expanding Bitcoin exposure through strategy, metaplanet
The increase is due to a step-up from NBIM in companies with large quantities of Bitcoin, in particular strategy (formerly MicroSstrategy, Ticker MSTR) and Metaplanet, the Japanese version of MicroStratey. Since Kendrick analyzes based on the most recent 13F reports that have been submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the function of the fund remains largely focused on strategy, which is currently possess Mid 2025 more than 628,000 BTC.
A smaller amount, which was around 200 BTC equivalent, was also introduced MetaplanetThat a diversified strategy indicates crypto-related shares. This new strategic direction was set out in a report published on August 16, 2025 and called for debates among the financial analysts.
The ruling is in accordance with a broader global institutional acceptance of cryptocurrencies. Such investments were facilitated by the American authorization of Bitcoin exchange-exchange funds (ETFs) in January 2024, and other countries, such as Singapore and Switzerland, also started with the consideration of digital assets in their financial plans.
In the case of Norway, economic necessity is one of the reasons for this step. Because oil and gas income (which traditionally are the backbone of the fund) will fall by 15% in 2025 as production decreases and the world energy transitions to renewable energy, diversification with such assets such as bitcoin is a priority.
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Norway NBIM avoids regulations with indirect Bitcoin strategy
The analysis of Standard Chartered shows that NBIM uses an indirect way to get Bitcoin exposure. This helps to avoid immediate regulatory concerns. The same approach was used by the APG of the Netherlands, which invested in crypto-linked shares with a sum of $ 50 million.
This allows NBIM to enjoy the increasing value of Bitcoin without buying the cryptocurrency. Take the example of Bitcoin, which marked the $ 117,749 on August 16, Coinshares said. The increase in turn makes indirect exposure more attractive.
In October 2024, Standard Chartered founded his crypto research group. This is an indication of the convergence of traditional finances and digital assets. This is one of the emerging trends in the study carried out by Kendrick, who is an important analyst.
Subsequently, the 83% increase in NBIM’s exposure in Bitcoin is an important step. At the end of 2024, K33 research estimated NBIM’s exposure to $ 356 million. At the moment it can be more than $ 600 million in Q2 2025 due to Bitcoin’s price increase.
As a result, analysts think that other sovereign wealth funds will start copying this. If that is achieved, it will move the Bitcoin prices even higher. Conversely, there are problems that it also brings forward. Bitcoin is very volatile and substantial investments are risky. Finally, Norway’s decision can be a turning point. It will be a new beginning of institutional crypto investments.
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