Investment strategies

Founder and CEO of Lake Avenue Financial, a California-based wealth management firm, Alex Chalekian has forged his path, deeply motivated by his family’s struggles with money management. Having experienced the challenges of pursuing the American Dream, he developed a strong desire to educate others on how to build better money habits. In partnership with CoinShares, he explains what alternatives to Bitcoin exist.

Beyond direct Bitcoin holdings or ETFs, investors can seek exposure through publicly traded companies tied to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Bitcoin mining firms benefit from higher transaction volumes and rising Bitcoin prices, especially if they have access to low-cost electricity, which boosts margins. Publicly traded cryptocurrency exchanges and service providers offer another route, as do blockchain technology companies whose business models support or expand decentralized networks. These options provide indirect exposure, often with less volatility than holding Bitcoin directly, and remove self-custody concerns, but their performance depends on broader corporate success as well as Bitcoin’s market trends. Investors might also consider other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum—viewed as “digital oil” powering decentralized applications—or Solana, known for its high throughput and low transaction costs. Each alternative offers unique opportunities and risks, and should be considered in the context of the investor’s overall strategy and risk tolerance

Alex Chalekian explores all the ways to find the good strategy for your portfolio. 

Key takeaways:

• Investors can buy shares in mining companies, crypto exchanges, or blockchain firms.

• These options remove custody concerns and may reduce volatility.

• However, exposure depends on company performance, not purely Bitcoin price.

• Ethereum and Solana are also worth considering for different use cases.