C&D, appreciate this thread, your thoughts,and everyone else who has contributed here. As with several, I'm new to the crypto game. Have been studying it for a while now. I'm a simple guy. Here is my understanding of this arena. Please let me know if I'm close. Buying bitcoin would be like finding/buying gold back in the day. Investing in blockchain mining companies(ie Mara and Riot) would be like investing in a gold mining operation back in the day. And, investing in a crypto bank(ie Silvergate) would be like investing in a bank that specialized in gold back in the day. Close from a 50,000 foot view?
Also, if I have about 6k to invest, I was thinking about 3k of bitcoin, 1500 between Mara and Riot,and 1500 with Silvergate. Thoughts on allocation? Again, still learning so I'm being a little cautious. This is investing $ that was going to be for some stocks, but really want to get in the crypto game.
Again, thanks to all who have contributed to this thread. Very educational.