Congressional Leaders Support Trump’s EO Opening 401(k)s to Alternative Investments Led by Crypto

The lawmakers have urged the U.S. SEC to facilitate the 401(k) so that participants can seamlessly access alternative investments. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on August 7 to enable Americans to invest in crypto. A group of Congress members have urged the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to facilitate seamless crypto adoption. In a letter on Monday sent to the SEC, the group of lawmakers urged the agency to help implement President Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) dubbed Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors signed on August 7, 2025.