Bitcoin just had its least volatile year ever — here’s what 2026 will bring

Bitcoin in 2025 underperformed against major assets like stocks and precious metals but still had its least volatile year, according to new research. K33 Research said in a December report that “a year of waiting, distribution, pockets of hybris and despair” led the oldest cryptocurrency to end the year down by 3%, while gold, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 all finished on highs. Still, Bitcoin has matured as an asset institutional investors get involved — mainly via US exchange-traded funds — and the huge pric ...