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Bitcoin's 90 day volatility is 35%, the euro's is 5.53%

2013: 213.9%+213.9%20132014: 66%+66%20142015: 47.9%+47.9%20152016: 42.8%+42.8%20162017: 70.1%+70.1%20172018: 76.2%+76.2%20182019: 66.2%+66.2%20192020: 74.2%+74.2%20202021: 82.1%+82.1%20212022: 61.6%+61.6%20222023: 39.4%+39.4%20232024: 56.5%+56.5%20242025: 37.5%+37.5%20252026: 46.3%+46.3%2026

Source: Bitfinex public candles API, monthly closes, annualised with the square root of 12. Each bar rests on eleven or twelve monthly returns, which is a very small sample, so read the shape and not the decimals. 2026 covers seven months to July only. The 2013 bar is dominated by a single month, November 2013, which closed at 1119.52 against 202.52 at the end of October.

Realised volatility is the standard deviation of returns scaled to a year. Bitcoin ran 35.05 per cent over the ninety days to August 2026 and ether 49.80, against 5.53 for the euro. Crypto volatility has fallen by half since 2013.

35.05%Bitcoin, 90 day
49.80%Ether, 90 day
5.53%Euro, same scale
-38.85%Biggest daily fall

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