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Investing in Bitcoin-related Securities A prior post titled “ Bitcoin USD Exchange Rates Versus Major Market ETFs ” compared growth rates for the bitcoin-USD exchange rate from the Yahoo Finance site versus exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the top 100 securities in the S&P 500 index (OEF) and the NASDA-100 index (QQQ). The comparisons show bitcoin exchange growth rates are between 5 and 2.9 times greater, respectively, than for the OEF and the QQQ ETFs. As inviting as these outcomes are for investing in bitcoins, you cannot invest directly in bitcoin exchange rates. Furthermore buying, holding, and selling bitcoins is substantially more complicated and riskier than buying and selling an ETF. Investopedia features an introduction to some of the mechanics and historical price swings associated with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Forbes lists the top ten risks associated with buying, holding, and selling bitcoins. Some of these risks are technology based, o