BITQ ETF's top holdings primarily burn cash and face risks of dilution or insolvency. Recent changes in holdings haven't mitigated these risks; new additions like TeraWulf, Core Scientific, and Cipher Mining still struggle with negative cash flows. Incumbent miners continue to burn cash, while Coinbase and Galaxy remain the strongest players with positive free cash flows.
After flirting with but ultimately missing all-time highs earlier in June, bitcoin stumbled last week. Experienced cryptocurrency investors know one week usually doesn't make or break bitcoin's fortunes.
You can gain exposure to cryptocurrencies by buying Bitcoin or Ethereum directly. But there are many other businesses that will benefit from the rise of crypto.
Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen significant rallies this year, while many crypto-adjacent stocks have languished. Investors may be interested in the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF as a way to gain long-term exposure to equities benefiting from crypto price increases. In my view, the fund may be too reliant on Bitcoin mining stocks - which I view as generally poor long-term investments.