How to start investing in bitcoins

The most obvious Bitcoin investment strategy is purchasing standalone Bitcoin. Buying Bitcoin directly from an app like Coinbase allows investors to take “physical” ownership of the asset. That’s an important distinction to make, as Coinbase allows investors to actually buy Bitcoin and store it in their own encrypted wallets. In doing so, investors will simultaneously gain access to the asset’s price performance and use it as a currency to make subsequent transactions. Owning standalone Bitcoin isn’t all that different from owning any other currency, less the incredibly volatile swings in value. How to invest money in bitcoin Crypto-assets (crypto) describe an asset class that includes cryptocurrency, digital tokens and coins. It does not exist physically as coins or notes, but as digital tokens stored in a digital “wallet”. These digital tokens rely on cryptography and technology such as blockchain for security and other features. Crypto may or may not have an actual asset behind it.

While buying cryptocurrency is a major trend right now, it’s a volatile and high risk investment choice unlikely to be a suitable investment for many investors. There are however a few options to indirectly invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies which may be a good alternative: How to Invest in Bitcoin: A Beginner's Guide *All products, brands or properties mentioned in this article are selected by our writers and editors based on first-hand experience or customer feedback, and are of a standard that we believe our readers expect. This article contains links from which we can earn revenue. This revenue helps us to support the content of this website and to continue to invest in our award-winning journalism. For more, see How we make our money and our Editorial promise.