Let me ask you a question: If you think 5 Bitcoin worth over $300,000 is just sitting in an exchange for a whole year, how much interest would it generate? As shown in the image below, the answer is less than $10. This highlights the awkwardness of Bitcoin as an asset that doesn’t generate income. Even though Bitmine and MicroStrategy are both losing big, Bitmine can still tell the capital market a revenue story. Ethereum staking yields can be included in the profit statement, making Ethereum a productive asset for Bitmine, while MicroStrategy can only tell a story about holding coins and waiting for price increases. That said, although Bitcoin itself doesn’t generate yields, regular users can still take advantage of exchange perks. The reason I choose to DCA and hold coins on OKX is because they consistently run staking and mining activities. Each round offers an annualized return of 5%, and every account gets a limit of up to 5 BTC. At least you can earn some living expenses this way—without these activities, holding coins would be really tough.