The Russian Central Bank ranks Bitcoin as the most profitable investment of the past year, surpassing traditional assets such as gold, stocks and bonds.
In a newly published analysis, regulators noted that Bitcoin has delivered a 38% return in the last 12 months, ranking it the highest among the asset classes it valued.
Looking further in 2022, the cumulative Bitcoin return was 121.3%. This has made it far ahead of the broader indexes like the Gold, Stocks, Fixed Income Equipment and the S&P 500.
However, the bank also pointed to the short-term volatility of top-level Crypto, highlighting that Bitcoin had dropped by 18.6% between January and April 2025.
During this period, only dollar-controlled savings and the S&P 500 were worse than Bellwether Digital Asset.
Still, Bitcoin marked a strong recovery in April, rising 11.2% that month to regain its lead in the investment market.
This return came when the broader market indexes registered significant losses and gold and corporate bonds recorded small profits.
Russia-based outlet forklog first reported the data.
Bitcoin’s Growth and Evolution
The central bank findings focus on the rapid evolution of Bitcoin from speculative assets to the potential basis of a global financial portfolio.
Since 2022, Bitcoin has skyrocketed this year from trading under $20,000 to an all-time high of $110,000. This implementation was driven by institutional interests and regulatory milestones, such as approval of Spot BTC Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) products in the US and Hong Kong.
US President Donald Trump’s new Pro Crypto Pivot is also supporting this mainstream adoption. His policies encourage discussion among those around him. use Bitcoin as a reserve asset – a story that is currently gaining traction in the global financial world.
As a result, governments and businesses are aware of the possibility of BTC. Countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine are exploring or integrating digital assets into a broader financial strategy, along with companies like Canter Fitzgerald.
For many, BTC, despite its inherent volatility, presents a means of hedging against macroeconomic uncertainty and expanding financial access.