Cryptocurrency Investment Services

What Is Cryptocurrency?

Cryptocurrency is digital money. This type of currency uses blockchain technology, which is considered secure because it is capable of establishing distributed consensus even among untrustworthy parties. Cryptocurrency blockchains resemble old-fashioned bookkeepers’ ledgers, except that the ledger is electronic, and everyone with access to the ledger can also be the bookkeeper.

Investors worldwide have invested and are starting to invest in cryptocurrency. Though Bitcoin is likely the best-known digital money, thousands of cryptocurrencies already exist.1 Cryptocurrency can be considered one of the newest and most exciting asset classes available to investors.

Understanding Cryptocurrency Investing

• Invest in cryptocurrency companies: You can invest in companies with a partial or total focus on cryptocurrency. Your options include cryptocurrency mining companies, mining hardware makers, companies like Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) and PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) that support cryptocurrency, and many others with varying levels of crypto exposure. You can also invest in companies like MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR), which hold large amounts of cryptocurrency on their balance sheets.
• Invest in cryptocurrency-focused funds: If you don’t want to choose among individual cryptocurrency companies, then you can decide to invest in a cryptocurrency-focused fund instead. You have a choice of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), such as index funds and futures funds, in addition to a range of cryptocurrency investment trusts. Some crypto-focused funds invest in cryptocurrency directly, while others invest in crypto-focused companies or derivative securities such as futures contracts.

• Invest in a cryptocurrency IRA: If you want to invest in cryptocurrency and also garner the tax advantages afforded by an individual retirement account (IRA), then you can consider investing in a cryptocurrency IRA. Using the services of a crypto IRA provider can also facilitate more secure storage for your cryptocurrency holdings.
• Become a crypto miner or validator: Perhaps the most direct way to invest in cryptocurrency is to mine it or act as a validator in a crypto network. Cryptocurrency miners and validators earn rewards in crypto, which they can either hold as investments or exchange for another currency.