Should You Invest in Bitcoin Treasury Companies?
Is buying shares of a company that exists only to hoard Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) smarter than buying Bitcoin itself? To an emerging wave of Bitcoin treasury companies, the answer to that question is maybe.
Huge and consistent purchases of the coin by the leading business in the segment, Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), are setting the example for others to follow, with its shares rising by 230% during the past 12 months, far above Bitcoin's return of 67%. That makes buying the treasury operators sound very appealing. But for investors, the picture is a bit more complicated, so let's dive in and evaluate whether these companies are smart investments or not.
First, let's clarify what Bitcoin treasury companies are and how they work so you'll understand them as a category.
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