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Re:Bitcoin Surpasses $4,000, Reaches Another Milestone by shams93 on Sunday August 13, 2017 @02:55AM (#15001840)
Can you get an IRA portfolio based on cryptocurrency? It would be nice to be able to invest in btc with the same kind of tax benefits you get with a traditional stock based IRA.
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Re:Bitcoin Surpasses $4,000, Reaches Another Milestone by icelancer on Sunday August 13, 2017 @02:57AM (#15001845)
Not yet. Winklevoss twins ETF got denied after four years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/business/dealbook/winkelv...

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Re:Bitcoin Surpasses $4,000, Reaches Another Milestone by asn0 on Sunday August 13, 2017 @03:17AM (#15001898)
This company lets you set up a self-directed IRA and buy Bitcoin or Ethereum with your IRA https://bitcoinira.com I don't know if this is legitimate or not.
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Re:Bitcoin Surpasses $4,000, Reaches Another Milestone by taysic on Sunday August 13, 2017 @02:07PM (#15004064)
It way too volatile and uncertain. It literally depends on a decentralized network that no one can control exactly so that why it keeps getting shut down
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Re:Bitcoin Surpasses $4,000, Reaches Another Milestone by naveen99 on Sunday August 13, 2017 @04:57AM (#15002155)
You can buy gbtc, but it's at a premium to buying bitcoin directly.
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