According to @danheld, traders didn’t need to buy equity in companies holding large Bitcoin treasuries; direct BTC exposure delivers the intended asset beta without corporate idiosyncratic risk (source: @danheld tweet on Nov 25, 2025). For pure Bitcoin exposure, spot BTC or U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs provide regulated, high-liquidity access and tighter price tracking than operating-company equities, which embed leverage, dilution, and business risk that can materially diverge from BTC performance (source: U.S. SEC approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs on Jan 10, 2024; ETF issuer prospectuses such as iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund; MicroStrategy Inc. 10-K/10-Q disclosures on debt-financed BTC purchases). Proxy equities like MicroStrategy (MSTR) can amplify upside and downside due to convertible debt and at-the-market share issuance, creating tracking error relative to BTC that is not present in spot holdings or spot ETFs (source: MicroStrategy Inc. SEC filings detailing BTC treasury strategy, convertible notes, and equity issuance programs). For instrument selection, traders should compare tracking error versus BTC, liquidity and bid-ask spreads, management fees for spot ETFs that are generally below 1%, and futures financing costs and basis dynamics on CME Bitcoin futures before choosing exposure (source: ETF sponsor prospectuses; CME Group Bitcoin futures contract specifications and market data). If the goal is Bitcoin beta with minimized non-BTC risks, direct BTC or spot ETF exposure aligns more closely with @danheld’s guidance than buying “Bitcoin treasury” company stocks (source: @danheld tweet; U.S. SEC spot ETF approvals; issuer and corporate filings).

According to @business, SoftBank Group’s swelling weight in Japan’s main equity benchmark is forcing even skeptical investors to buy the stock to stay aligned with the index and limit tracking error (Source: Bloomberg @business). According to @business, this index-driven demand is creating mechanical, benchmark-aligned inflows that support near-term buying pressure in 9984 JP, which traders monitor when managing passive and benchmark-relative exposure (Source: Bloomberg @business). According to @business, the report does not cite any direct cryptocurrency impact; the stated driver is benchmark weight-induced buying of SoftBank shares (Source: Bloomberg @business).