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By One Measure, Bitcoin Is One of This Year’s Worst-Performing Asset Classes

The cryptocurrency is up, but it’s been quite a rollercoaster to get there.

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Bitcoin is up around 16% so far this year. It’s not incredible, but it’s solid. On the other hand, it’s been quite a rollercoaster getting to that 16% return, with the cryptocurrency having gained over 115% between January and April before plunging more than 50%.

So as with all things crypto, or even Bitcoin itself, you’ve needed some serious stomach to achieve these returns.