Bitcoin’s Volatility Makes It Unfit As A Benchmark For Liquid Funds: Report
Posted On May 14, 2025
Bitcoin‘s (CRYPTO: BTC) extreme volatility makes it unsuitable as a benchmark for liquid funds, according to a new report from RedStone Oracles.
What Happened: Authored by Marcin Kaźmierczak, the report argues that while Bitcoin has delivered headline-grabbing returns, its risk-adjusted performance disqualifies it as a standard for measuring the success of capital preservation strategies.
The analysis shows that Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio ranged from -6.58 to 6.97, and 25% of observations fell below -1.20, metrics that signal high capital risk and inconsistency.
These traits contradict the core objectives of liquid funds, which prioritize stability, capital efficiency and liquidity.
“Volatility, risk appetite, and …