Bitcoin's Breaking to New Highs—Here's How to Invest
The price of Bitcoin hit a new high today, briefly breaking $76,000 at about 4:25 p.m. Eastern, surging past its previous all-time high of $73,794 set on March 14, 2024. While not directly impacted by Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election, president-elect Trump's return to the White House is viewed as being favorable for the crypto industry—especially in terms of regulation and the potential development of a strategic Bitcoin stockpile. If you’ve been looking to invest in Bitcoin but are not sure how to invest in assets other than physical coins or tokens, spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may be the answer. And these ETFs can be purchased using many of the top online brokerage platforms.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have soared in popularity. In a remarkable turnaround for an investment class that was not even authorized by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) until January 2024, the three spot Bitcoin ETFs with the highest trading volume have each ballooned to more than $10 billion in assets under management (AUM).
Today, iShares Bitcoin Trust led its rivals in one-day dollar volume. Here are the top five spot Bitcoin ETFs based on volume as of 11:41 a.m. Eastern today, Nov. 6, according to TradingView.com:
“It is far easier to buy an ETF and manage it as part of a diversified portfolio within a brokerage account than to open an account with a crypto exchange [to invest directly in Bitcoin],” Ric Edelman, a financial advisor and bestselling personal finance author who holds the CBDA (Certified in Blockchain and Digital Assets) designation, said in an email exchange with Investopedia. “The ETFs are also safer for most investors.”
Many online brokerage and robo-advisor platforms now allow you
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