The Smart Way to Get Rich From Bitcoin Without Buying It

The smart way to do so would be to buy ancillary businesses that directly benefit from the bitcoin craze, no matter how well or poorly bitcoin actually does. While buying a stake in online brokerages or even shares of the CBOE Global Markets would give investors exposure to bitcoin futures trading, the no-brainer way to take advantage of increased trading is through digital payment companies like PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Square (NYSE: SQ). In October, PayPal announced that it would allow its users to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency directly through its PayPal app.