Ask a group of people what their thoughts on investing into cryptocurrencies is, and chances are that most of them still think of cryptocurrencies as “risky” while thinking of traditional assets as “safe.”
Of course, people who invest for a living know that risk and reward are joined at the hip. Every investment has some element of risk – which is what also gives the asset the potential to grow. When it comes to investing, there’s no such thing as risk-free reward. Diversification is mostly about mindfully choosing which risks are worth taking.
Now, to cryptocurrencies – of all asset classes, arguably both the most risky and most potentially rewarding. But that’s starting to change.
In fact, some analysts are now calling the sector “boring.”
Bitcoin is getting boring?
While some people like the idea of extreme risk and extreme reward, most people prefer lower-volatility assets. They want to see a slower, steadier growth path – one without periodic, radical plunges in price.
What they want is crypto’s growth potential (the reward) with vastly lower volatility (the risk). Which means, when volatility declines, investor interest will rise. Recently, bitcoin has been raising eyebrows.
Bitcoin’s famous volatility is actually declining… Senior finance reporter David Hollerith explains:
The largest cryptocurrency’s three- and six-month rolling volatility, meaning the speed and extent of its price changes over those time periods, has fallen to a historically low level. This trend has continued even as bitcoin’s price set new record highs in May, July, and August.
Bitcoin is acting more like a traditional asset? It’s starting to look that way, yes. But why?
It may have to do with companies rapidly stockpiling the asset, according to JPMorgan strategists.
The corporate crypto treasury trend has really made an impact. For a long time, only Microstrategy (now simply Strategy) was acquiring bitcoin as a corporate asset. A more crypto-friendly set of accounting standards, along with the example Strategy set, blazed a trail that dozens of companies are now following:
In July [2025] alone, public companies snapped up “nearly two-thirds” of total bitcoin purchases among the biggest buyers: exchange-traded products, governments, and public and private companies, according to a recent Bitcoin Treasuries report.
But don’t think that bitcoin isn’t still seeing growth! Even with a reduction in volatility, bitcoin continues to reward its owners:
Bitcoin fell to $108,000 as of Friday afternoon, but rose over the weekend to top $110,000 on Tuesday. It’s up over 18% year to date.
Bitcoin’s growth potential is what brought in corporate investors in the first place. Hollerith believes the growing share of crypto owned by corporations is a major cause of reduced volatility.
This argument makes sense. Consider why – corporate CFOs tend to be very conservative with their assets. They tend to be long-term, cautious, buy-and-hold investors – basically the opposite of speculative day-traders. (And they already own about 1 million bitcoin…)
What does this mean for the broader cryptocurrency market?
Now, I hope you’re asking, “Interesting, but what does this mean for me?”
Here’s my take: The first thing to note is that, with their strong growth potential, cryptocurrencies will continue to attract attention.
The second point: Lower volatility can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Just think it through:
- Corporate treasury crypto ownership reduces volatility
- Lower volatility means a more stable price
- Price stability attracts more risk-averse investors (corporate and private alike)…
- …which pushes prices up…
- …and, long-term, lowers volatility even further
This feedback loop only works with HODLers. That’s why corporate treasury buying plays such a huge role. (For example, how many times has Strategy sold bitcoin? Just once!)
In other words, we’re almost certain to see continued interest in cryptocurrency diversification. Maybe even a late boom in interest from previously crypto-adverse investors?
Keep the law of supply and demand in mind: More demand supports increasing prices.
If you already own crypto, this is great news. But if you aren’t? Well, there’s still a lesson here for you…
How to make the most of “boring” bitcoin
Keep in mind that most corporate crypto treasury funds have gone into bitcoin – most, but by no means all. Quite a few corporations have diversified with ether instead. I’ve seen reports of companies buying Trumpcoin for their corporate balance sheets.
Increased stability definitely attracts more risk-averse investment – but that also tends to work against volatility, limiting future growth.
If you’re looking for growth potential, and you’re sufficiently risk-tolerant to ride out the ups and the downs, now might be the time for you to explore non-bitcoin cryptocurrencies. Here at BitIRA, we offer two dozen cryptocurrencies in addition to bitcoin. You can pick and choose the specific cryptocurrencies that best fit your risk tolerance and your goals.
In other words, choose your overall investments to get the best of both worlds. Exposure to the stability of traditional assets, along with the growth potential of crypto.
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