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October 13, 2017, 06:52:06 PM
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What do you guys think about investing in a bitcoin ETF, should one become available? Or, how about something like Ledger X?

Personally, I might just stick to direct investing...but, it's crazy to think about all the potential once investing in bitcoin becomes more mainstream and how that will change things. If you had that option now, would you put your 401k partially into a bitcoin fund?
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October 13, 2017, 08:28:44 PM
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What do you guys think about investing in a bitcoin ETF, should one become available? Or, how about something like Ledger X?

Personally, I might just stick to direct investing...but, it's crazy to think about all the potential once investing in bitcoin becomes more mainstream and how that will change things. If you had that option now, would you put your 401k partially into a bitcoin fund?

I personally will also stick to direct investing. First of all, where I live holding Bitcoins directly has tax advantages compared to investing via an ETF. Secondly, to me personally it's much less of a hassle.

However I can well imagine that for a lot of people an ETF will make investing in Bitcoin much easier. It simply removes much of the technical aspects.

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October 13, 2017, 11:36:52 PM
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What do you guys think about investing in a bitcoin ETF, should one become available? Or, how about something like Ledger X?

Personally, I might just stick to direct investing...but, it's crazy to think about all the potential once investing in bitcoin becomes more mainstream and how that will change things. If you had that option now, would you put your 401k partially into a bitcoin fund?

I personally will also stick to direct investing. First of all, where I live holding Bitcoins directly has tax advantages compared to investing via an ETF. Secondly, to me personally it's much less of a hassle.

However I can well imagine that for a lot of people an ETF will make investing in Bitcoin much easier. It simply removes much of the technical aspects.

Yeah, I think there are many people who may be afraid of the security aspect of holding their own coins or just not the types to learn about it. They'd rather invest in a fund or ETF managed by someone else, because it's what they are used to and they have other focus in life. As the ETFs come on, I think it's really going to increase the overall money in crypto, bitcoin at first and then some of the alts. Exciting times ahead!!!
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October 14, 2017, 09:28:13 AM
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Yes, I think so, too. The benefits of investing in this project are substantial. Clearly, earnings outweigh risks. I think that's a good idea. We must adhere to the future
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October 14, 2017, 11:29:17 AM
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However I can well imagine that for a lot of people an ETF will make investing in Bitcoin much easier. It simply removes much of the technical aspects.

This will definitely be the case. It will mean that all sorts of pension and investment funds will be able to buy into the ETF that are currently prohibited from investing directly by regulations. If/when it happens it will be one of the single biggest boosts to Bitcoin in its history.


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October 14, 2017, 03:58:17 PM
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However I can well imagine that for a lot of people an ETF will make investing in Bitcoin much easier. It simply removes much of the technical aspects.

This will definitely be the case. It will mean that all sorts of pension and investment funds will be able to buy into the ETF that are currently prohibited from investing directly by regulations. If/when it happens it will be one of the single biggest boosts to Bitcoin in its history.

Also I can't wait for my bank trying to sell me a Bitcoin based investment fund. That's going to be fun.

And when asked why they advised against investing in Bitcoin just half a decade ago, they'll argue that investing via an ETF is much safer then investing directly because something something regulation. I already see this happening.

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October 14, 2017, 04:59:45 PM
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It would be great to attract institutional investors to Bitcoin. Individual investors are better off investing directly due to lower fees and ability to withdraw without penalty, however, not everybody is willing to do all the necessary record keeping, passwords, etc. An ETF would simplify things quite a bit for people.
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October 14, 2017, 08:42:05 PM
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It would be great to attract institutional investors to Bitcoin. Individual investors are better off investing directly due to lower fees and ability to withdraw without penalty, however, not everybody is willing to do all the necessary record keeping, passwords, etc. An ETF would simplify things quite a bit for people.

I think it's going to be great for those of us that are already directly invested, just need to hold on through the highs and the lows and take the long-term view on bitcoin and crypto in general. I expect that a bitcoin ETF would start out as a very small portion of the typical investor's portfolio, as I'm sure they view it as extremely risky. But, after a while, it will continue to grow even from there.

When you look back at the history of bitcoin, all of the ups and downs, it would have been difficult to hold on through all of that, even if you'd gotten in that early. Just like Amazon or Apple, there were some really good times before even better times came along...and some really bad times. To hold through all of that you'd either need to be very disciplined or simply pre-occupied with other aspects of life so you didn't keep checking the ticker every day. Kwai Chang Caine or the Big Lebowski...either would be an awesome crypto investor....buy and hold or buy and forget!!!
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