VanEck Bitcoin Trust

HODL

Market cap $1.43B

The crypto crowd spent years positioning Bitcoin as the ultimate hedge against a falling dollar. Did it pay off?

Over the years, Gold and Bitcoin ( CRYPTO: BTC ) have been fighting over the “best inflation hedge” title, and depending on the angle you decide to argue from, both assets make a pretty good case.

It is dangerously easy to treat Bitcoin and traditional stocks as equals when they sit side-by-side in your brokerage app.

Bitcoin ( CRYPTO: BTC ) is trading above $74,000 after a bearish first quarter that saw it lose 23% of its value.

Bitcoin is entering a post-peak correction phase that could extend through the coming months, even as the broader macro backdrop continues to support hard assets, according to Michael Terpin.

Bitcoin on Tuesday tested a key level that has blocked gains for months, as technical analysts watched for signs that the cryptocurrency may finally be ready to break out.

For the first time since mid-March, Bitcoin ( CRYPTO: BTC ) is back above $75,000.

FBTC carries a higher expense ratio but commands much larger assets under management and trading volume than HODL. Both ETFs have tracked Bitcoin closely over the past year, with nearly identical negative returns and similar single-asset exposure.

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VanEck Bitcoin ETF charges a slightly lower expense ratio and has a smaller asset base than iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF Both funds track the price of bitcoin closely and delivered similar negative one-year returns as of April 2026