Understanding Crypto Fundamentals: Value Investing in Cryptoassets and Management of Underlying Risks

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T. JeegersUnderstanding Crypto Fundamentalshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9309-6_8

8. Cryptoasset Investment Types

Thomas Jeegers¹  

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Vienna, Austria

 

If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.

—Warren Buffett

For any investment, buying at a low price and selling at a higher price is one form of return, capital gain. However, it is often not the only way to benefit from the investment. Equity investments (stocks) typically also deliver returns in dividends. Fixed-income investments (bonds) mainly deliver returns through interest. Real estate investments can deliver returns through rent.

Similarly, cryptoassets offer ...