Trump's Presidential victory sparked a huge crypto rally.
Although the market has cooled off since then, the vision of turning the U.S. into the “crypto capital of the world” remains unchanged, and something Brian Hicks calls the “Bitcoin Loophole” is the best way to profit from it.
The Teaser
Rather than buying Bitcoin directly, what if we could capitalize on it without owning a single coin?
Brian Hicks is the big boss of Angel Publishing, one of the larger independent investment newsletter publishers.
We recently exposed a few of their teasers, including Keith Kohl's AI Robot Stocks and Jason Williams' “Tiny AI Stock with 5,300% Upside” which produced some quality picks.
Hopefully, this one will do the same.
It's off to a promising start, with Brian stating, “This isn't about Bitcoin ETFs or setting up a mining rig in our garage.” That's a relief!
The kicker is that it's outperformed Bitcoin by 11.5x over certain periods in the past and we can buy it with as little as $25.
A History of Spot-on Bitcoin Calls
Brian claims to have made a bold call on camera on November 14, 2022, urging his readers to “buy Bitcoin at its low point of $16,460.”
If anyone has access to this video, we would like to see it, as a search for it only brings up results for this teaser.
Apparently, Angel's history of spot-on Bitcoin calls goes back even further, with the publisher recommending the world's most popular cryptocurrency at less than $100, well before it skyrocketed to its current heights.
Immediately after giving a rundown of this track record, Brian insists that he's not doing it to brag but to assure us that the opportunity in Bitcoin is far from over.
Most crypto experts and even some traditional investment managers concur with this prognosis.
Bitcoin is going higher and the “Bitcoin Loophole” starts in these facilities enclosed by fences topped with barbed wire and crawling with security.
It is guarding what's inside…
This bread-sized state-of-the-art crypto hardware mines new Bitcoins, and owning a small piece of one could make us “incredibly rich, incredibly fast.”
The Pitch
Brian's pick is revealed in an exclusive research report called: “The Bitcoin Loophole: How to Get Exposure Without Owning a Single Coin or ETF.”
It can be ours if we give his R.I.C.H. (Retired, Independent, Carefree, Healthy) Report a try. The cost to join is normally $249, but for a limited time, we can get it for $99.
In return, we get a new issue of the report every month packed with a new investment opportunity, three bonus reports, access to an exclusive “Living the R.I.C.H. Life” podcast, and “lucrative real estate deals.”
An Alternative Safe Haven
Bitcoin has been called “the hardest money ever.”
However, not many would consider any digital asset a safe haven.
But if we stop and think about what truly defines a safe haven, we may be surprised by how closely Bitcoin fits the description.
From an investment standpoint, a safe haven or store of value is something with a finite supply that cannot be easily reproduced.
Only a very few things make the cut – gold, silver (to a lesser extent), a limited number of other commodities, and Bitcoin.
Bitcoin's supply is fixed at only 21 million coins, with about 19.5 million already mined, and the remainder costing anywhere from $20,000-$30,000 each to produce, depending on electricity cost.
This makes the case for Bitcoin, but what about Bitcoin miners, like the kind Brian is teasing?
A Leveraged Bet on Bitcoin
It has long been known that gold mining stocks are a leveraged way to gain exposure to gold.
This has generally been true about Bitcoin miners as well, with miner stocks going up or down 3-4x whatever BTC is doing.
Supply and demand, which determines the price of every single thing in the world dictates that the price of Bitcoin will go higher, and Brian's little-known Bitcoin-mining play could go up by even more.
Revealing Brian Hicks' “Bitcoin Loophole”
Clues were distributed throughout the presentation, like a Sherlock Holmes mystery novel:
- It owns 11 crypto mining facilities scattered across various locations, including North Dakota and Texas in the United States, and the United Arab Emirates.
- Last year, the company generated $650 million in revenue.
- Shares trade for around $25.
Brian is talking about MARA Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MARA). The clues align like a mining server stack:
- MARA owns a total of 16 data centers, including several in Texas, North Dakota, and the UAE via a joint venture.
- Fiscal year 2024 revenue was $656 million, up more than 70% from the prior year.
- MARA shares currently trade for just under $15, down 30% over the past year.
Outperform Bitcoin?
“This is hands down the best method to leverage Bitcoin's significant growth potential without owning the cryptocurrency itself.”
A lot has changed since Brian's copywriters first penned these words.
First, this is an updated version of a teaser we originally covered last year.
Back in those times, the majority of MARA's operations were still mining Bitcoin. This is still true today, but towards the end of the year, something began to change.
MARA began its transition into an energy infrastructure business that provides low-cost energy to other crypto miners and data-reliant businesses.
How will this affect the stock going forward?
In my original review, I said that I liked MARA as a “cheap asset play with limited upside” due to Bitcoin mining being a declining business.
The first part – cheap asset play – has accelerated with MARA acquiring seven additional data centers across the U.S. last year and increasing its Bitcoin holdings.
As of the time this was published, MARA had a book value of $4.1 billion, which is less than 1x its present market value of $4.9 billion.
As for the “limited upside” part, MARA's management has addressed it with its pivot into energy solutions.
Over the short term, the company's increased power-generating capacity reduces the single biggest cost of its Bitcoin mining operations, making it more profitable. From its Q4 conference call:
“Where the average grid-connected miner may be paying $40 a megawatt at sites where we use owned energy assets, our energy costs could be as low as $10 a megawatt or even less in some cases.”
Over the long term, energy is only going to get more expensive as more artificial intelligence (AI), self-driving vehicles, robotics, and other grid-reliant services come online.
Anyone owning critical energy assets will do very well, perhaps not as well as some of the services just mentioned, but better than the market average.
I expect MARA's stock to continue to lag until the market realizes its major pivot and future-proof position.
Quick Recap & Conclusion
- Trump has a vision of turning the U.S. into the “crypto capital of the world” and something Brian Hicks calls the “Bitcoin Loophole” is the best way to profit from it.
- The “Bitcoin Loophole” entails buying a leveraged play on the world's most famous cryptocurrency – Bitcoin miner stock.
- Brian's Bitcoin miner stock pick is revealed only in an exclusive research report called: “The Bitcoin Loophole: How to Get Exposure Without Owning a Single Coin or ETF.” It can be ours if we give his R.I.C.H. (Retired, Independent, Carefree, Healthy) Report newsletter a try for $99 (normally $249).
- But wait…several clues provided throughout the teaser led us to uncover Brian's “Bitcoin Loophole” for free! It's MARA Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MARA).
- MARA is an undervalued and overlooked asset play with a positive growth outlook thanks to its new energy solutions business.
Will MARA successfully make the switch to an energy business? Give us your take in the comments.