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Last week, U.S. lawmakers asked the SEC to implement President Trump’s executive order that could open the $12.5 trillion 401(k) market to crypto. If it happens, it would be historic. Retirement money is the deepest pool of long-term capital in the world, and even small allocations could reshape how digital assets are held and managed. Today, adoption remains early. A Bank of America survey shows 75% of investors have zero crypto exposure. Even professional fund managers average just 0.3% allocations. Yet if only 2% of 401(k) assets moved into crypto, that’s nearly $250 billion of inflows against a $4.1 trillion market cap. The order signed in August called for the “democratization of access to alternative assets.” For savers, that could mean more than just exposure to Bitcoin or Ethereum ETFs. It could mean new ways to diversify retirement accounts beyond stocks and bonds, with assets designed to protect purchasing power over decades. This is where Decentralized Token Folios (DTFs) come in. DTFs let investors hold a single token backed by a basket of assets. At first those baskets were only crypto, but they are already expanding to include stable yield streams, tokenized equities, bonds, and more. The question is not just whether crypto enters retirement accounts, but how. Wall Street is preparing ETFs. Onchain, DTFs are creating a future where retirement-style diversification exists natively, with transparency, programmability, and 24/7 liquidity. The floodgates are not open yet, but the direction is clear. ETFs may bring crypto into 401(k)s, while onchain DTFs are building a system where retirement savers can fight inflation with all assets, not just stocks and bonds.