If You Want Bitcoin Exposure, Don’t Use An ETF. Buy Bitcoin.

If You Want Bitcoin Exposure, Don’t Use An ETF. Buy Bitcoin.

The recent launch of bitcoin futures ETFs may have made history, but this exposure is not the same as holding BTC yourself.“What happens if the government makes bitcoin illegal?” is a question you will frequently hear. The underlying assumption — the same one that Prohibitionists made in the early part of the last century — is that usage will decrease, or even stop altogether, if you make something illegal. But this is not necessarily so.On September 24, Chinese regulators issued two documents: One outlawed cryptocurrency mining, the other reiterated a ban on all cryptocurrency....


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