It's a financial instrument, not necessarily a good one. I wouldn't recommend holding this to anyone. BTC is the only 'low risk' investment. However, thinking a

It's a financial instrument, not necessarily a good one. I wouldn't recommend holding this to anyone. BTC is the only 'low risk' investment. However, thinking about it, this would effectively work the opposite of an index as safe investment vehicle. Effectively it is pairing high risk assets - Altcoins - in the same bag as a "low risk" asset - Bitcoin. You are not trying to minimize loss, rather maximize gain at lower risk.