Before investing, you have to register with a Bitcoin trading venue. Well-known trading venues are, for example, the US company Coinbase or the Bison app from the Stuttgart Stock Exchange. For new investors, it is advisable to enter the market very slowly. Only invest the amount that can be lost painlessly because bitcoins fluctuate very strongly. To invest in bitcoins on a test basis, you can use the integrated wallet of many trading platforms.

Bitcoins are not the better gold

Cryptocurrencies do not act as a counterbalance when the stock market is weak. Gold provides significantly better protection in a bear market than digital currencies. The precious metal usually rises sharply when stocks head south. The precious metal thus correlates far less with stocks than cryptocurrencies. It can help stabilize a portfolio.