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Is Bitcoin Getting Boring?

Kris Alban | Oct 22 2025 18:08

A chart showing the historical volatility of Bitcoin price for investment

 

Remember Bitcoin's early days? Pure chaos. The daily price swings were wild enough to make your coffee spill. Our attached chart shows exactly that – a history of wild volatility.

 

But look closely at the right side of that chart. Notice anything missing? The heart attacks.

Bitcoin's daily volatility has been dropping significantly. It's behaving less like a rebellious teen and more like… well, a maturing asset.

 

Why the newfound zen?

  1. Adult Money (ETFs): Spot Bitcoin ETFs brought in serious institutional cash. More big money means bigger boats, which means smaller waves. Simple physics, really.
  2. Growing Up (Maturity): Over a decade in, Bitcoin isn't a novelty anymore. It's survived, adapted, and earned its spot at the table. Maturity tends to smooth things out. Like a fine wine, or realizing those neon green sneakers aren't always a good idea.

What does this tell us?

 

Lower volatility suggests Bitcoin is shifting from pure speculation to a more structural role.

For those that have been too skittish to include some Bitcoin exposure in their investment portfolio, this evolution is worth noting.

 

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