Bitcoin’s year has been anything but smooth. After soaring past $70,000 earlier in 2025, BTC has struggled to maintain momentum. Market jitters, fluctuating ETF inflows, and macroeconomic uncertainty have kept traders on edge.
Institutional money continues to flow in, proving BTC’s long-term relevance, but retail investors are seeing a familiar pattern: big swings, little stability. Once the undisputed growth engine of crypto, Bitcoin is starting to act more like digital gold—valuable, yes, but unlikely to multiply dramatically in the near term.