Luxembourg becomes first eurozone country to invest in Bitcoin

16:14 - 10.10.2025


October 10, Fineko/abc.az. Luxembourg has become the first eurozone country to officially invest part of its sovereign wealth fund in bitcoin.

ABC.AZ reports that the state-owned Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSIL) has invested 1% of its assets in bitcoin ETFs, setting a precedent for conservative state investors in the EU. Luxembourg's Finance Minister Gilles Roth made this statement during the presentation of the budget for 2026.

Luxembourg's Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund, established in 2014 to accumulate reserves for future generations, has assets worth $730 million. The investment in bitcoin made up 1% of this amount, or approx. $7.3 million.