Best crypto stocks to buy in 2025

If you’re not interested in investing in cryptocurrencies, or simply want an alternative, find out some of the best ways to invest in crypto-related stocks along with the pros and cons.

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With the cryptocurrency industry starting to boom once again in another bull market, all eyes are on Bitcoin and other digital currencies. But, what if there was a way to invest in the industry by owning legitimate crypto stocks instead of unregulated, risky digital assets?

Well, we’re going to explore some of the best crypto stocks and explain the advantages and disadvantages of getting exposure to the cryptocurrency industry by investing using this strategy.

Key takeaways

  • Investing in crypto stocks is an indirect way to get exposure to the sector.
  • Listed crypto-related stocks can be safer and more transparent.
  • Finding the best crypto stocks to buy in 2025 will still be a challenge.

What are the best crypto stocks?

Choosing the best crypto stocks is subjective because different types of investments will suit various investors. Like people, every stock has its flaws.

So, to build our list of the best crypto stocks right now, we’ve used a combination of industry insights and data from popular blockchain exchange-traded funds (ETFs) like the iShares Blockchain Technology UCITS ETF (BLKC).

Crypto stock 5-year performance (to Feb. '25) Link
Coinbase Global (COIN) Coinbase Global icon 41.10% (3 years – 2021 IPO) Invest Capital at risk
MicroStrategy (MSTR) MicroStrategy icon 2,086.07% Invest Capital at risk
Tesla (TSLA) Tesla icon 606.94% Invest Capital at risk
Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) Marathon Digital Holdings icon 1,230.95% Invest Capital at risk
Core Scientific (CORZ) Core Scientific icon N/A Invest Capital at risk
CleanSpark (CLSK) CleanSpark icon 160.35% Invest Capital at risk
Riot Blockchain (RIOT) Riot Blockchain icon 627.50% Invest Capital at risk
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) NVIDIA Corporation icon 1,813.46% Invest Capital at risk
PayPal Holdings (PYPL) PayPal Holdings icon -34.79% Invest Capital at risk
Block (XYZ) Block icon 6.65% Invest Capital at risk

Take a deeper dive into crypto stocks

If you're interested in investing in the crypto industry, take a closer look at what companies in this industry do and how the stocks have historically performed. Keep in mind that positive past performance doesn't guarantee that a stock will continue to rise in the future.

Coinbase Global (COIN)

Coinbase operates one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, providing services for buying, selling, and storing various digital assets. It acts as a front door into the crypto space for retail and institutional investors looking to trade and hold assets in the crypto market.

Coinbase was the first crypto exchange to go public with an IPO (initial public offering) and investors interested in the crypto industry often use Coinbase as a direct investment in the sector because it offers direct exposure to the performance and adoption of cryptocurrencies in the US and globally. Because Coinbase is a public company, there’s a high degree of transparency with its finances, making it easier to assess from an investment perspective.

Coinbase Global is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD5 billion and employs 3,416 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $67,687,129,088
  • P/E ratio: 45.9032
  • PEG ratio: 0.7734

MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR)

Microstrategy is an enterprise analytics and software company that has catapulted into fame with monster returns in recent years due to its big bets on Bitcoin (BTC). Michael Saylor, executive chairman and co-founder of MicroStrategy has essentially transformed the firm into a Bitcoin holding company. Saylor and MicroStrategy have been around since the late 90s tech boom and subsequent dot com crash, but remain standing today.

MicroStrategy continues to purchase Bitcoin at a frequent pace, holding around 500,000 whole pieces of the coveted digital asset. The business approach has been viewed as controversial, but the results so far have been spectacular with MicroStrategy’s stock price soaring, albeit with extreme periods of volatility as it is tied to the price of Bitcoin. But, investors can get leveraged exposure to Bitcoin’s price movement by holding MicroStrategy.

MicroStrategy Incorporated is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$467.2 million and employs 1,637 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $84,966,244,352
  • PEG ratio: 3.09

Tesla (TSLA)

Tesla is an electric vehicle (EV) company with billionaire Elon Musk at the helm, and although it may not be the first firm that comes to mind when you think of crypto stocks, part of its finances are tied to Bitcoin. Tesla made headlines in 2020 when Musk announced it was investing roughly $1.5 billion of the cash on its balance sheet into Bitcoin - becoming the first major stock to make such a move.

While Tesla's core business remains in the automotive and energy sectors, its Bitcoin holdings offer investors indirect exposure to the crypto market.

Tesla is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$97.2 billion and employs 140,473 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $1,204,007,731,200
  • P/E ratio: 183.4902
  • PEG ratio: 5.0666

Marathon Digital (MARA)

MARA Holdings (previously Marathon Digital Holdings) is a digital asset technology company based in the US that focuses on cryptocurrency mining, primarily with Bitcoin. By operating a fleet of mining hardware, Marathon aims to produce Bitcoin at scale, and it provides investors with exposure to the crypto mining industry.

The company has been around since 2010 and is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Lately, MARA is focused on more sustainable methods of crypto mining and focuses on converting clean, stranded, or otherwise underutilised energy for energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining activities.

Marathon Digital is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$598.8 million and employs 60 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $5,701,617,664
  • P/E ratio: 20.241

Core Scientific IncCommon Stock (CORZ)

Core Scientific is a blockchain infrastructure and hosting provider, specialising in cryptocurrency mining and blockchain technology solutions. The company offers hosting services and self-mining operations, contributing to the broader crypto ecosystem.

The firm has been mining Bitcoin at scale for years and is one of the largest miners in North America. It’s an interesting investment because it provides digital infrastructure to third-party customers acting as somewhat of a middleman in the crypto B2B space.

Core Scientific IncCommon Stock is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$557.7 million and employs 286 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $3,499,040,000

CleanSpark (CLSK)

CleanSpark is a sustainable Bitcoin mining and energy technology company. Based in Nevada in the US, it operates Bitcoin mining facilities across the country that primarily run on low-carbon power.

Formerly known as Stratean, the company focuses on responsible infrastructure development for Bitcoin and is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It’s a pure play Bitcoin miner, giving investors exposure to the world’s leading digital asset.

CleanSpark is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$342.2 million and employs 130 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $2,914,766,592

Riot Blockchain (RIOT)

Riot Platforms is a Bitcoin mining company that focuses on supporting the Bitcoin blockchain through rapidly expanding large-scale mining operations in the US. Investors typically view Riot as a means to gain exposure to Bitcoin mining activities.

It also provides co-location services for institutional-scale bitcoin mining companies

Riot Blockchain is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$312.9 million and employs 534 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $3,992,992,512
  • P/E ratio: 77.4

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)

Nvidia is now one of the biggest companies in the world because the chip maker's products have become vital to high-tech sectors like artificial intelligence (AI) and the cryptocurrency market. As a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and related tech, its high-performance GPUs are widely used in cryptocurrency mining, particularly for altcoins like Ethereum.

While NVIDIA's primary markets include gaming and professional visualisation, the demand for its products in crypto mining provides indirect exposure to the sector. So investing in NVIDIA means you get crypto sector exposure but also access to other industries due to the diverse uses of its technology.

NVIDIA Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$96.3 billion and employs 29,600 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $3,151,373,008,896
  • P/E ratio: 50.8617
  • PEG ratio: 0.8947

PayPal (PYPL)

PayPal is a global payments platform that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants. In recent years, PayPal has integrated cryptocurrency services, allowing users to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin within its platform. This integration offers investors exposure to the growing adoption of cryptocurrencies in mainstream financial services.

PayPal is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$31.5 billion and employs 27,200 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $77,724,745,728
  • P/E ratio: 19.6917
  • PEG ratio: 1.1903

Block (XYZ)

Formerly known as Square, Block is a financial services and digital payments company. Its flagship product is the Cash App, a mobile payment service that allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin.

Block has also invested in Bitcoin itself, reflecting its commitment to integrating cryptocurrency into its ecosystem. Investors see Block as a company bridging traditional financial services and the crypto world.

Block is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$23.9 billion and employs 12,000 staff.

  • Market capitalization: $53,409,374,208
  • P/E ratio: 54.195
  • PEG ratio: 0.1513

How to invest in crypto stocks

  1. Open a share dealing account. The first step in investing in crypto stocks is to open a share trading account. Choose a platform or trading app that suits your needs, ideally use a stocks and shares ISA wrapper if possible.
  2. Fund your account. Once your account is set up, deposit funds. You can do that via a bank transfer, debit card, or any other means allowed by your platform.
  3. Research and choose crypto stocks. Research the best crypto stocks, or crypto-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for your portfolio, and then search by company name or ticker symbol.
  4. Buy shares. Once you’ve found the stock(s), select the amount you want to invest and create an order to buy shares.
  5. Manage your portfolio. And just like that, you’re now officially an investor in the crypto space without having to actually own any cryptocurrency.

Types of crypto stocks

Although cryptocurrency has now been around for over a decade, the industry is still in its early stages of development.

As time progresses, we’re likely to witness the emergence and maturation of more specific segments in the crypto space. For now, we can break down crypto stocks into the following categories:

  • Cryptocurrency mining stocks. Examples include firms like Riot Platforms, MARA Holdings (MARA), Core Scientific (CORZ), and CleanSpark (CLSK) – all of which engage in various forms of crypto mining. Most public crypto mining stocks tend to focus on Bitcoin, but some may dabble in other cryptos.
  • Crypto exchanges. At the moment, Coinbase (COIN) is the only major crypto exchange to be a publicly traded company. You could argue that Robinhood (HOOD) also falls into this bracket, but Robinhood is an exchange for stocks and cryptos.
  • Hardware and software. There are loads of major stocks in the cryptocurrency ecosystem that support the industry with crucial hardware and software technology. This includes the likes of Nvidia (NVDA), Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), IBM (IBM) and others.
  • Digital payments. In recent years, we’ve seen both new and old digital payment firms start to shift some (or all) of their focus onto crypto and the blockchain. This includes stocks like PayPal (PYPL), Block (SQ), Mastercard (MA) and others.
  • Companies holding crypto. This category of crypto stocks is fast-growing. The major players include Microstrategy (MSTR) and Tesla (TSLA), but plenty more firms appear to be adding cryptocurrency like Bitcoin (BTC) to their balance sheets.
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Our expert says: Is it riskier to hold cryptocurrencies or crypto stocks?

"It depends partly on your investing outlook and timeframe, there are so many variables to consider. On the surface, investing and holding stocks can involve less risk than directly owning cryptocurrencies because the stock market is more transparent with clear regulations and protections.

However, that’s not to say that a stock couldn’t go to zero. Companies also have a risk of failing, or poor performance could mean that your investment doesn’t grow. Holding cryptocurrencies directly can range in terms of risk depending on which cryptos you’re invested in and what security steps you’re taking to store and manage your crypto portfolio. "

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Advantages of investing in crypto stocks

Here are some of the possible benefits if you’re thinking about investing in crypto-related stocks:

  • Exposure to the crypto market. It’s possible to gain indirect exposure to cryptocurrency adoption and blockchain technology, a fast-growing sector, without directly buying digital assets.
  • Regulated markets. Crypto stocks are traded on regulated stock exchanges like the Nasdaq, offering greater investor protections compared to unregulated or decentralised cryptocurrency markets.
  • Tax benefits. By investing in crypto-related stocks, you can potentially hold these investments in tax-efficient accounts like a stocks and shares ISA or self-invested personal pension (SIPP) and protect any profit from UK tax.
  • Ease of Access. There’s no need to use cryptocurrency wallets or exchanges, you can buy crypto stocks through standard share dealing accounts.
  • Potential for high returns. Companies in the crypto space often experience rapid growth and volatility, providing opportunities for significant share price growth.
  • Diversification opportunities. Crypto stocks can provide another level of diversification within your portfolio by adding exposure to the emerging blockchain sector. You’re also able to invest in various segments of the crypto ecosystem, including mining, exchanges, hardware tech, and even Bitcoin holding companies.
  • Access beyond cryptocurrencies. Investing in companies like Nvidia or blockchain-focused tech firms allows participation in blockchain innovations in industries beyond crypto, such as supply chain management and the digitisation of finance.

Disadvantages of crypto stocks

Here are some of the main drawbacks you should consider when it comes to any crypto stocks you’re thinking about investing in:

  • Lack of dividends. Most crypto-related stocks don’t issue any dividend income and in most cases, you’d be relying on capital appreciation for growth, which means you’d need to sell shares to lock-in any profits.
  • Company performance. How the stocks perform isn’t solely based on cryptocurrency prices so a stock could still tank even if the crypto market flourishes.
  • Additional risks. Although public companies are more transparent, there are other risks to think about like company mismanagement or regulation and laws across different geographies.
  • High volatility. Stocks linked to crypto tend to be highly volatile compared to other types of investments, and these large, sharp price movements can be disconcerting for investors.
  • Regulatory uncertainty. Governments and regulators may impose restrictions on cryptocurrencies or blockchain-related businesses, which could impact company performance. Also, general crypto market sentiment can heavily influence share prices.
  • Operational costs. Crypto-related stocks engaged in crypto mining or trading may face challenges linked to energy costs, cybersecurity threats, and operational inefficiencies. Or costly overheads costs maintaining high-tech hardware.
  • Environmental concerns. Along with high energy costs, there are some environmental worries linked to cryptos and the energy-intensive activities like Bitcoin mining, which is only going to get more intense as the mining difficulty increases over time.

Bottom line

Crypto-related stocks offer an interesting investment opportunity if you’re looking to benefit from the blockchain boom without owning cryptocurrencies directly. Make sure you research thoroughly to try and find the best crypto stocks to buy now.

Ideally, look for the options that show the greatest promise for the future, but be realistic and only include these types of (potentially) higher-risk investments as part of a well-diversified portfolio that aligns with your goals and risk appetite.

Frequently asked questions

All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.


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