Since its founding in 2009, Bitcoin has surpassed a market capitalization of C$3.2 trillion, according to Coin Market Cap, attracting more than 400 million users worldwide thanks to its monumental returns – over 27,000 per cent since 2016 – as well as softening regulation and a growing role as a reserve asset and portfolio diversifier uncorrelated with both stocks and fiat currency.
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That said, cryptocurrency remains a nascent asset class subject to wide swings, with numerous bull and bear markets having increased investors’ heart rates over the past decade, and more likely to come as use-cases experience the normal cycle of creation and destruction every new technology must endure before becoming a permanent feature of human life.
Crypto’s high volatility is…
