đ The Smart Way to Ride Bitcoinâs Boom â Without Touching a Single Satoshi
Many investors want Bitcoin exposure â but not the sleepless nights that come with managing private keys or worrying about hacks. The good news? You donât actually have to own crypto to profit from it anymore.
A new report by Derek Horstmeyer and his research team breaks down the best ways to invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum indirectly â and the results are clear:
đ Spot ETFs are king.
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Crypto Trusts â like Grayscaleâs, which hold real BTC and trade like closed-end funds.
Strategy ETFs â which use Bitcoin futures and options to mirror prices (with mixed results).
Spot ETFs â which directly hold Bitcoin at current market prices.
đ The Results Are In
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have been outperforming â averaging 6.85% monthly returns since early 2024, slightly above Bitcoinâs own 6.77%.
Their tracking error? Just 0.88%, meaning they stay nearly perfectly in sync with Bitcoinâs price.
Strategy ETFs, meanwhile, lagged behind badly â returning 6.28% monthly and suffering from high volatility and slippage.
Ethereum showed the same trend:
ETH Spot ETFs returned 4.17% monthly, virtually identical to ETHâs 4.16%,
While ETH Strategy ETFs underperformed at 3.55%.
đ The Bottom Line
If you want Bitcoin exposure without cold storage headaches or exchange risk, Spot ETFs are your best bet. They track prices closely, perform better than futures-based products, and let you hold Bitcoin inside a regular brokerage account â no wallet required.
Crypto trusts still work for long-term holders, but strategy ETFs? đ« Too much noise, not enough return.
đĄÂ Translation: The simplest route â buying a Bitcoin Spot ETF â is now also the smartest one.