You buying bitcoin yet?
Asking for a friend. Because as we reported on the impending (now accepted) approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, we heard a lot about how these tried-and-true packages would send financial advisors scurrying for all they could get — like Midwesterners overstocking on milk and eggs every time a little snow is in the forecast.
So, are you buying it? Because there are still quite a few advisors who still see bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as far too risky.
"If you were to go with me to Las Vegas for the weekend, how much would you be willing to put on one number and one color at the roulette wheel?" asked Brett Bernstein, the CEO and co-founder of XML Financial Group in Bethesda, Maryland.
This week, a look at those advisor side eyes that haven't all dissipated in light of the SEC's quasi-blessing of bitcoin in ETF form.
And do let me know if you're buying it or have changed your view at all. I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks for reading.

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