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Corporate Crypto Treasuries Unr Pressure — What It Means for the Broader Crypto Market

Corporate Crypto Treasuries Under Pressure — What It Means for the Broader Crypto Market

As Bitcoin’s slide squeezes firms with large crypto hoards, the trend exposes hidden risk and signals what traders should watch next.

Introduction

Corporate treasury strategies that were once touted as bold moves to capture upside from crypto are now coming under strain. Firms that built large positions in digital assets on their balance-sheets are facing a dual-threat: a decline in the crypto market and an erosion of investor confidence in the treasury model. For traders, analysts and market watchers, this isn’t just a firm-level problem — it signals broader shifts in how crypto risk is priced and managed.

1. What’s happening with crypto treasury firms

Recent reports show a clear strain in the “crypto-treasury” business model:

  • According to CryptoNews Australia, companies holding substantial crypto treasuries are seeing billions of dollars eroded as crypto markets slump.
  • Reuters notes that “treasury firms shift to fringe tokens as Bitcoin rally cools”, meaning some companies are chasing speculative plays to recover earlier losses.
  • A piece from CoinDesk highlights that firms like MicroStrategy’s stock multiple fell from ~2.5× mNAV to ~1.23×, showing how the treasury premium has collapsed.

In short: A model that once benefitted from rising crypto prices is now exposed when prices fall — and investors are waking up to that risk.

2. Why the treasury-model amplifies risk

To understand the significance, consider how the treasury model works — and why it becomes a liability in a downturn.

  • Leverage by proxy: These firms often hold crypto as a significant portion of their assets; when crypto falls, the equity value of the firm drops even more.
  • Mark-to-market pain: Crypto holdings are volatile; in a drawdown their balance-sheet loss is immediate, whereas the business model may not be earning enough to offset it.
  • Investor sentiment flips: The “treasury premium” (the extra valuation investors give a company for having crypto reserves) can evaporate quickly when risk returns.
  • Herd moves to the speculative side: As noted by Reuters, many treasury firms are pivoting to “fringe tokens” hoping for outsized gains — this increases risk, not reduces it.

For your forecast-oriented readers, this means: corporate crypto exposure is not just an asset-class play, it’s a systemic vulnerability when crypto markets wobble.

3. Which companies are in focus — and what to look for

While I won’t name every firm, some public corporates worth monitoring include those tracked by the resource “Corporate Crypto Treasury Holdings” from The Block.
Here are the key indicators you should watch when assessing treasury firms:

  • mNAV multiple: How the stock is valued relative to the estimated net-asset-value of the crypto holdings. (MicroStrategy dropped sharply in this metric.)
  • Proportion of crypto to total assets: Higher percentages mean higher exposure.
  • Liquidity of holdings: Are the crypto assets easily liquidated? Are they locked/staked/illiquid?
  • Revenue/operating income: If the company’s business model cannot cover its cost base without crypto gains, it’s at greater risk.
  • Shift in strategy: If a company is pivoting to riskier tokens or ventures to repair losses, that’s a red flag for increased downside.

4. What this means for the broader crypto market

So why should crypto traders and market watchers care? Because these treasury firms act as amplifiers of market sentiment. Here’s how:

  • When treasury firms are buying crypto, it signals institutional accumulation and can support prices.
  • When they are under stress or forced sellers, it signals distribution risk and can magnify drawdowns.
  • The pivot to speculative tokens by treasury firms suggests risk capital is being redeployed, which may push money into smaller caps or niche sectors rather than major tokens.
  • The systemic nature of this means crypto markets aren’t only driven by retail momentum or macro sentiment — they’re partially driven by corporate balance-sheet decisions.

Therefore, when you see headlines like “Treasury firms shift to fringe tokens” or “Treasury multiple collapses”, treat it as a warning signal: the market may be past the easy upside phase and entering a tougher risk-adjustment phase.

5. Forecast-oriented takeaways for traders

  • Positive scenario: If crypto prices stabilize and treasury firms hold their positions (i.e., no forced selling), this could reduce one layer of downside risk and improve market sentiment.
  • Risk scenario: If treasury firms begin liquidating crypto holdings en-masse or pivot heavily into speculative assets, market breadth could thin and major tokens could underperform smaller, riskier ones.
  • What to watch now:
  • A spike in treasury-firm disclosures of crypto write-downs or asset sales.
  • A collapse in the mNAV multiple for treasury-exposed firms.
  • Shift of corporate crypto holdings into fringe tokens or non-crypto assets.
  • On-chain indicators of accumulation vs distribution by large holding entities (whales/corporates).

Conclusion

The recent squeeze on corporate crypto treasuries isn’t merely a side-show — it’s a frontline indicator of how risk is being priced in the crypto market right now. As traders, your edge lies in watching these balance-sheet signals, not just token charts.

In today’s uncertain environment, look past the price spikes and ask: Which firms are holding? Which are changing strategy? That’s where the real signal lies.

Related reading: DigitalX expands Bitcoin treasury amid market volatility— a recent example of how companies are still doubling down on crypto holdings despite short-term market stress.

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Corporate Crypto Treasuries Unr Pressure — What It Means for the Broader Crypto Market was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Seattle startup insiders lead new Service Provider Capital fund investing in PNW tech startups

From left: David Wickwire, Minh Le, and Craig Sherman are the managing directors for Service Provider Capital’s new PNW fund. (Wilson Sonsini; Stifel Bank Photos)

Seattle’s startup lawyers and bankers have long helped founders raise capital. Now they’re pooling some of their own money to invest in promising early stage tech companies across the Pacific Northwest.

A trio of longtime Seattle startup service providers — Minh Le of Stifel Bank and Craig Sherman and David Wickwire of Wilson Sonsini — are teaming up to lead the Pacific Northwest fund for Service Provider Capital (SPC), a national firm that invests region by region.

SPC launched in 2014 out of Colorado with a unique startup investing model. It co-invests in early stage rounds led by institutional venture firms, typically writing smaller checks into those same deals.

The investors — limited partners, or LPs — come from law, banking, accounting, and insurance communities, reflecting an effort to let the professionals who support startups also invest in them. Angel investors and serial entrepreneurs are also part of the mix, using SPC as a way to back more local founders.

“It’s folks that support the ecosystem but oftentimes don’t have access to the asset class,” Le said.

The model aims to “index” a region’s early-stage activity, backing dozens of companies rather than betting on a few. SPC has expanded its model from Boulder into other regions such as New England, Texas, and Chicago. It has raised 11 funds across six regions, investing in about 60 companies per fund.

Jody Shepherd. (LinkedIn Photo)

SPC began exploring a Pacific Northwest fund about a year and a half ago. Jody Shepherd, co-founder of SPC, said the region felt like a “perfect fit” given its strong venture community and deep talent pool around tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft.

“Once we found a team like Minh, David, and Craig to lead the fund, plus an outstanding crew of well-connected LPs, an SPC Pacific Northwest fund was a no-brainer,” he told GeekWire.

Le, Sherman, and Wickwire are mainstays of the Seattle tech ecosystem. Le, a former Silicon Valley Bank leader, joined Stifel Bank in 2023. Sherman and Wickwire have a combined four decades of experience at Wilson Sonsini, representing many of the region’s top venture-backed startups.

Unlike traditional funds, the local managing directors keep their day jobs. They help surface deals through their networks, while Service Provider Capital makes final investment decisions.

The goal isn’t to generate new business for their firms, they said, but to strengthen the broader ecosystem by expanding access to early capital. The fund’s LP base includes many of their professional peers and competitors, from other law firms and banks across the region.

The fund’s model is intentionally broad and formulaic. Diligence is minimal; meeting the criteria (early stage tech or life sciences startup in the Pacific Northwest raising its first round from an institutional investor) is often enough.

Because the fund relies on trusted institutional leads, founders don’t need to pitch SPC directly — if they meet the criteria, the fund can join a round quickly.

The new Pacific Northwest fund has raised $3 million and has already made two undisclosed investments. It writes checks in the $50,000 to $100,000 range.

The fund also aims to fill a gap left by longtime angels who’ve retired or joined venture firms, serving as a kind of “strategic angel” to help complete early rounds, Wickwire said.

The Seattle startup ecosystem has long been critiqued for lacking local capital to invest in up-and-coming companies. The closure of Techstars Seattle last year created another gap in early stage funding and mentorship.

“There are great entrepreneurs here, there are great engineers here — and the more capital there is supporting the local market, the better off we’ll all be,” Sherman said.

Lost keys, lost fortunes: the inheritance crisis of digital assets

By: Jonny Fry

Written by Reid A. Winthrop, Managing Partner, Winthrop Law Group, PC

Digital assets have moved from the fringes of speculation into the mainstream of finance. According to CoinDesk, stablecoins alone now account for more than $288 billion in circulation, with nearly 99% pegged to the US dollar. Tokenised bonds, real estate and even art are being traded daily across distributed ledgers and these real world assets that have been tokenised are projected to be worth $24 billion by the end of 2025 and up to $30 trillion by 2034. Yet beneath the promise of borderless liquidity and programmable money lies a vulnerability often overlooked until it is too late. What happens to digital wealth when its owner dies?

5% of Ethereum tokens and 20% of Bitcoins potentially lost forever

Source: X/Coinbureau

The central problem is one of irretrievability. In traditional finance, executors can locate bank accounts, contact custodians and obtain court orders to access frozen funds. On the blockchain, there is no such recourse — lose the private keys, and the assets are gone forever. Chainalysis estimates that as much as 3.7million Bitcoins worth approximately 20% of all Bitcoin has been lost and 5% of Ethereum tokens are lost due to inaccessible wallets, some forever locked behind forgotten seed phrases. The BBC reported the case of James Howells, who inadvertently threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 BTC, now worth close to a billion and the local council will not allow him to go search for his computer in the refuse tip where he believes the Bitcoins are stored. Unlike a misplaced stock certificate, blockchain-powered digital assets can vanish without a trace once authentication fails. Lawmakers are only beginning to grapple with this new frontier of inheritance. In the United States, adoption of the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA) has given executors conditional rights to access accounts, provided explicit

authorisation exists in wills or trusts. The Uniform Law Commission notes, however, that implementation varies widely across states, leaving estates vulnerable to patchwork enforcement. In the United Kingdom, the proposed Property (Digital Assets) Bill aims to classify crypto holdings as property, making them formally inheritable. Yet even here, the General Data Protection Regulation in Europe complicates matters, sometimes preventing executors from accessing personal digital data without explicit pre-death consent. In emerging markets, where tokenisation is accelerating fastest, probate systems often do not recognise digital assets at all, leaving heirs with no enforceable claim.

The legal uncertainty is compounded by technical barriers. Many exchanges and platforms employ strict two-factor authentication systems that are tied to personal devices. If a phone is lost or a SIM card deactivated, heirs can find themselves permanently locked out. Terms of service often bar third-party access, even for executors with court approval. Big technology firms have tried to provide workarounds: Apple has introduced its “Legacy Contact” program, allowing users to designate successors to iCloud data and Google offers an “Inactive Account Manager” that transfers access after prolonged inactivity. Yet these remain fragmented solutions in a world where most blockchain-native platforms lack similar mechanisms. At the heart of the issue lies a deeper philosophical tension between self-custody and traditional custody services. Advocates of self-sovereignty argue that control of private keys embodies the very ethos of blockchain — financial independence from institutions. Yet this autonomy creates a profound estate planning risk if owners fail to pass on keys securely. According to Fidelity, fewer than 15% of holders of digital assets in 2024 had included these assets in their estate plans. By contrast, custodial models, where banks, platforms or exchanges manage client assets, allow smoother inheritance procedures but often blur the line between ownership and custodianship. When FTX and Celsius collapsed, users discovered that “their” crypto was legally part of the bankruptcy estate, leaving heirs with nothing more than creditor claims, as Reuters has detailed.

Solutions are emerging, but none are yet universal. Some estate planners recommend maintaining a secure digital asset inventory, i.e. an encrypted record of wallets, platforms and authentication instructions kept offline or in a safety deposit box. Blockchain developers are experimenting with inheritance modules in smart contracts where ownership can automatically shift to heirs upon verification of a death certificate through trusted oracles. Multi-signature wallets, where heirs, executors and the original owner each hold a share of the signing authority, provide another safeguard, although they require technical literacy and trust. The notion of a “digital executor” is

also gaining ground: a professional specifically tasked with navigating the technical and legal dimensions of digital estate transfer. But without global standards, such roles remain vulnerable to conflict across jurisdictions. Beyond the legal and technical hurdles lies a human reality — inheriting wealth is already a time of emotional complexity and therefore adding layers of cryptographic processes can deepen the burden. For heirs unfamiliar with digital finance, a stablecoin wallet or tokenised property dashboard may feel alien, even intimidating; the risk is that assets are sold prematurely, transferred incorrectly, or abandoned entirely. Clear communication in life, explaining what digital assets exist, how they fit into an investment strategy and why they were chosen may be as important as estate planning when it comes to digital assets. In the end, inheritance is not just about transmitting value, but about transmitting meaning. The next decade is likely to bring significant convergence between law, technology and financial practice. Regulators are beginning to recognise that tokenisation is not a niche but a structural shift. The European Union’s plan for a

unified digital identity wallet could eventually integrate inheritance rights across borders. Platforms issuing tokenised assets may embed succession planning into their protocols, allowing owners to set heirs, contingent beneficiaries, and even conditional allocations directly into smart contracts. This could reduce disputes and ensure that assets remain productive rather than frozen in limbo.

Yet technology cannot erase the paradox at the heart of the issue. The same features that make blockchain valuable (immutability, decentralisation and autonomy) make it resistant to human contingencies such as death. Will we see digital assets that have not been claimed or moved for 15 years being subject to the UK’s Dormant Assets Scheme, which, already, according the UK government, “has unlocked more than £745m for social and environmental initiatives, from over £1.35bn in dormant bank and building society accounts”? Legal harmonisation may narrow gaps, custodial platforms may offer bridges and smart contracts may automate transfers, but the irreducible challenge remains. How to align a self-sovereign system with the collective needs of society? How can we protect a decentralised product from being lost forever? And, is there an insurance product that can be developed to bring confidence to these assets?

Digital inheritance is thus more than a private planning concern — it is a stress test for the entire digital economy. If billions in tokenised wealth disappear each year into inaccessible wallets, confidence in blockchain as an infrastructure for intergenerational wealth will erode. Conversely, if frameworks for secure transfer mature, blockchain technology could underpin not just the circulation of value in life, but the preservation of legacies across generations. Which raises the central question: can digital finance evolve fast enough to ensure that the wealth we create in code survives us in the world of flesh and blood?

Reid Winthrop is an attorney at Winthrop Law Group, PC in Newport Beach, California, where he advises clients on business and technology matters, including digital asset regulation and insurance issues. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. The views expressed are those of the author and not legal advice. Readers should consult qualified counsel regarding their own circumstances.


Lost keys, lost fortunes: the inheritance crisis of digital assets was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Work-Life Balance in Prop Trading: Myth or Possibility?

By: galidon

You may be noticing many people becoming interested in proprietary trading as a potential career choice. The idea of having a solid work-life balance when your job is highly demanding and very fast-paced is also coming up.

Many people perceive trading as heavy pressure work, which has no leisure time at all. However, a lot of traders, especially young ones, are starting to shift their expectations regarding the amount of time they should devote to their jobs. The question now is whether it is possible to have a realistic work-life balance as well as a career in prop trading.

The Reality of Prop Trading Workloads

The workload that prop traders face is often long and stressful, with working hours closely linked to the movements of the market that they usually deal with. They feel tremendous work pressure to make sure they are producing consistent and dependable results. The fast nature of trading and the need to make split-second decisions take a huge mental and emotional toll. During times of great market volatility, traders even get limited downtime, as they realize they must be there and be prepared to act on the news. The urgency and competitiveness of the environment in which they operate make it even less likely they will get into a routine that even remotely resembles a “normal” work-life balance.

The Human Side of Prop Trading

Probably, one of the saddest aspects of being a prop trader is the personal sacrifices that generally come along with it. You will find many traders struggling to maintain some family relationships and social commitments or simply disappearing from social life. The stress that traders go through on a daily basis makes it even more difficult to maintain their mental health and fulfill their job expectations. These are problems that can cost a trader their health and wellness in the long run, being lifestyle choices that are very unhealthy. Some traders are lucky to find certain coping strategies, but not all of them become professional enough to maintain their lives outside work.

Defining the Prop Trading Environment

Understanding the question of “what is a prop firm“ is a key part of understanding the work-life balance of a trader. You can think of a prop firm as a place that funds and backs individual traders to use their strategies by letting them use the firm’s capital. Different prop firms adopt different approaches, some are more flexible, while others are very strict about their rules and guidelines. Some firms also provide resources like training and mental health support to aid in work life balance. It is often the culture of the firm that can allow working conditions to be ‘friendlier’ and more balanced than in others.

Finding Balance Through Structure

It becomes crucial for you to work on some structure to have a more appropriate work-life balance. Starting with the personal boundaries that you can set, you may want to make sure that your work does not invade your personal time. Utilizing tight schedules along with determined working hours may also help you create divisions between work and the time to relax. Moving through fixed routines can drastically reduce stress levels, and you will feel less overwhelmed. You may also want to adopt technology that will enable better time management and with the right tools, you could stay organized. Last but not least, make sure your routines are designed to help you work and get adequate sleep for your body and mind.

Is Work Life Balance Really Possible?

Yes, you can achieve an extraordinary work life balance in proprietary trading but there are also some peculiarities that you should pay attention to. For instance, there are traders who establish their own measures and maintain a kind of routine in such a way as not to be overwhelmed by work. Conversely, new traders tend to work more to learn things quickly, causing a lack of personal time. Being disciplined personally really factors in whether you would be able to sustain a balance or not. It all basically comes down to having realistic compromises, where you can pace your work and contribute to your personal life at the same time.

Conclusion

You have seen that in prop trading, working in a balanced fashion is indeed challenging and the chances of achieving any balance depend largely on both individual dedication and the environmental factors in which they work. The work culture at proprietary firms and the traders’ habits largely determine how far most people can go toward a healthy work-life balance. While you can succeed under some strategies and scheduling, you also have to accept some limits on what is possible. Your health and well-being must be given top priority as long as you are given all the things you have to balance in this career.

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5 Reasons Startups Should Invest in Medical Technology Early

By: galidon

The world of healthcare is dynamic innovation. It is known that startups lead the change by bringing new ideas and technologies. Adopting medical technology initially, in fact, gives startups a substantial leg up in a highly competitive environment.

Startups will have double advantage, not so much a long-term advantage as gaining a higher level of trust with stakeholders and investors. Any start and quickening of the pace of adoption allows the new enterprises to embrace the new tools and technologies earlier.

Staying Ahead of Competitors

Early entry into medical technology can benefit you in more ways than the competitors because it will help you establish yourself as a pioneer in a field that is currently changing at a very high rate. Innovation that solves relevant burning issues will not only be of value to the patients and healthcare professionals but also become market leaders in the minds of the consumers. This is an early competitive edge that aids the formation of brand recognition, credibility, and long-term customer loyalty even before the rivals can manage to come in the picture. New solutions will make your firm create industry standards and affect future trends as well, giving it a say in the evolution of medical technology instead of following it blindly.

Attracting Investors and Partnerships

Being able to take one step in new technologies and solutions evidence of good prospects and potential, since innovation is usually a driving force towards development in the healthcare sector. Considering the predictable growth in healthcare as demand of sophisticated health care services, digital health technologies, and patient-specific solutions is expanding, the existence of startups should be regarded as worthy areas of venture capitalists interested in high-yield and scalable projects. By showing the strength of your product (i.e. AI-driven diagnostics, telemedicine platforms, wearable health monitoring systems), your startup will become attractive to investors not only based on the traction that such product is likely to achieve but also based on the fact that this product can potentially solve some of the industry problems, which promise future profits in great numbers.

Faster Product Testing and Launch

Early startup investment, which is concentrated on health technology solutions, has its priorities turned from inspired ideas to prototype making in record time. The trials began on a small scale, and realistic feedback could indicate the areas worth rethinking later. Following which, you fine-tune, fix bugs or defects, and make sure your end-product will be ready to please the intended end-users. You can consult professional MVP development services that will help to get fast and efficient conversions of solution ideas. The formerly outlined considerations of real user input compelled a calculated path from mere conjecture to tangible realization.

Meeting Patient and Market Needs

The health-tech sphere is changing due to the patients’ rising demand for personalized care and simplified solutions. Startups can create and manage larger ideas of personalized healthcare management in a person’s pocket. By emphasizing accessibility and speed, you supplement early, efficient care, decrease symptoms, and increase patient satisfaction. Such patient-oriented planning can also result in longer retention and trust in digital offerings. Keeping your finger on the pulse and being attuned to the future benefits of your event-oriented niche enables your startup to have an edge in patients’ expectations.

Long-Term Cost Savings

The intent of early investment in medical technology will suffice for the reduction of long-term structural inefficiencies, design failures, and even hassle. Smart solutions embodied in digital settings will be time-saving and flexible and will easily assemble requests. Careful planning reuses stable components, enhances resources cleverly, and avoids starts from scratch. Streamlined automation or efficient networked communication, or collaboration reduces unnecessary expenses with solid and purposeful solutions. The streamlined approach accounts for resource utilization, thus securing a scalability pattern without an upward-sloping cost graph.

Conclusion

Vanguard’s investment in medical technology yields immense benefits, as seen in the cost benefits attained. Acting sooner rather than competitors can provide a startup with a great grip in a competitive and rapid environment. Although it is not yet sufficient to simply set the trajectory to success, it is necessary to confront essential principles of patient needs and sustainable exercise. The eventual trajectory of success depends not on competition alone, but on the acceleration of being able to shift the future roles and interactions in healthcare.

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How to choose a cyber security ETF (2023)

By: slandau

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

People and technology are more interconnected than ever before, and with that, we’ve seen an acute need for cyber security. Data breaches have reached unprecedented levels and seem to have no end in sight. Private business data, employee data, and consumer data are now scattered about the dark web; for sale or liable to be used for unscrupulous and unintended purposes.

In 2022, the global cost of cyber crime reached $8.4 trillion. In 2023, that number is expected to surpass the 11 trillion dollar mark. Adequate cyber security is indispensable for the continued advancement of the global economy and for continuous individual well-being. Focusing on breach prevention is essential.

Because of cyber security’s far-reaching implications, cyber security will be an important growth area across the next decade. If you are a retail investor, that’s why investing in a cyber security fund might make sense for you. While individual stocks can be volatile, investing in a basket of cyber security ETFs could provide stability. Cyber security ETFs represent an efficient and effective way to get investment portfolio exposure to this booming sector.

What is a cyber security ETF?  

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are investment products that track a sector, commodity or index. An ETF consists of an assortment of investments, such as stocks, bonds and commodities. A cyber security ETF will include stocks belonging to companies within the cyber security industry.

Cyber security ETF selection: Insights

In choosing a cyber security ETF, consider the following:

  • Consider exploring a fund’s Morningstar Category and actual holdings for a clear understanding of exactly what you’re potentially buying. ETFs that appear similar on the surface may actually be quite different from one another.
  • Costs matter. The best index funds and ETFs often retain the lowest expenses. A low expense ratio commonly translates to higher performance levels over time.
  • Ask yourself the following three questions ahead of selecting a cyber security ETF: ‘What exposure does this ETF have?’ ‘How effectively does this cyber security ETF deliver this exposure?’ and ‘What does accessing this ETF look like?’
  • Investigate whether or not there are extended lengths of time during which the ETF outperforms or underperforms an index. This could provide either positive or negative signals, depending on the root causes of results.
  • See if there is a reasonable trading volume.
  • Also be sure to review a fund’s track record. Has the ETF succeeded in gathering assets? In the event that an ETF has fewer than $20 million under management, it may eventually be closed by its sponsor.

Cyber security ETF examples

1. First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF. This ETF consists of 35 different cyber security company stocks. The fund retains nearly $5.6 billion in assets under management, and represents the largest pure-play ETF in this segment of the tech sector.

The First Trust cyber security offering is one of the longest-tenured ETFs globally, with an inception date in 2015. Since the fund’s creation, shares of the fund have more than doubled.

2. Global X Cybersecurity ETF. A comparatively new fund, the Global X cyber security ETF was launched in 2019. The fund quickly attracted over $1.1 billion in investor funds, and has shown better performance than the First Trust NASDAQ fund.

3. ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF. This ETF has amassed $1.9 billion in assets and consists of 62 different stocks. This translates to less portfolio concentration of top brands in the industry, and a greater focus on smaller companies and international investments.

4. iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF. This ETF is composed of 52 different cyber security stocks and includes stocks belonging to other tech companies that participate in the cyber security space. Beyond that, this ETF includes cloud computing firms that are in security-adjacent areas.

In summary

As part of a long-term investment strategy, selecting top cyber security ETFs can be a smart choice. They can serve as the basis of a well-diversified portfolio.

A quick reminder: All investors should perform their own diligence, assess their own risk tolerance, invest responsibly, and ensure that investments align with financial goals. This article is not an endorsement of any specific investment strategies or cyber security ETFs.

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