Bitcoin Has Lost Its Investment Allure

[justinlamode]

I'm confident that Bitcoin is still a very good asset for investment consideration even though it is looking like its not going to vomit fast profits like before. This is just a phase the market is going through and when this era of uncertainties passes, the price will definitely pick up and those who are able to ignore the decline and continue to buy will be handsomely rewarded. It is not a good idea to express pessimism towards Bitcoin especially now that Bitcoin is about entering the mainstream.

[clifaduna]

The question of whether Bitcoin has lost its investment appeal is not simple and will not be one-size-fits-all. The situation depends on many factors, including the macroeconomic environment, changes in legislation, investor behaviour and technological trends. In recent years, Bitcoin has indeed faced problems but I do not think that true Bitcoin fans are disappointed in it. Its investment attractiveness will be determined by the balance between negative and positive factors in coming years. Before making an investment decision, the best solution would be to conduct your own analysis and assess risks.

[aoluain]

Anyone around Bitcoin for any number of years knows that the time is about now when the market
slowly slides into a Bearish sentiment following the last halving so technically yes Bitcoin seems to
have lost its investment allure . . . but not for seasoned campaigners who focus on HODL'ing.

and anyway what the market is experiencing now id just temporary, Bitcoin is not going to implode.

[Leahized]

I'm confident that Bitcoin is still a very good asset for investment consideration even though it is looking like its not going to vomit fast profits like before. This is just a phase the market is going through and when this era of uncertainties passes, the price will definitely pick up and those who are able to ignore the decline and continue to buy will be handsomely rewarded. It is not a good idea to express pessimism towards Bitcoin especially now that Bitcoin is about entering the mainstream.

An investor's mindset should be very strong as Bitcoin will not always move at the same pace. If we look from 2013 onwards, it is clear that prices have increased very quickly due to less investors. And bitcoin reached 67k in 2021 and the demand increased a lot. And Bitcoin peaked in 2025. In this case we have to remember that when there is bull season,He has to face bad situations again and again. So in these situations, instead of being disappointed, you should be stronger by re-buying. Moreover, those who are new investors will stay away from Bitcoin because they are quite pessimistic about the market.

[STT]

Im not sure this is the case longer term, BTC made the mistake or somehow it got mixed up in politics which I dont count as a good thing.  Now seperating that expectation as we see many attempt to avoid politics in their investments is going to see weakness occuring, I think its just a normal reflection of prior strength and buying that some will now sell.

Gold and other assets were always in competition and gold has risen a great deal over twenty years.  It was rising before Bitcoin, it was rising right while Satoshi was posting on this forum yet I doubt he had great concerns it would nullify the use of BTC globally.

[DPHOR]

If Bitcoin has lost its Investment allure, the give us how much Gold would make for you in the past 4 years vs BTC if you invested lets say $10K in both in the same time frame.

I don't think this is something to debate about bitcoin vs Gold in the next 4 years to come. Look for me, I do not really like how most people do classifies bitcoin as especially when they says bitcoin has lose its value over whatever they feels like saying.
Of course we know that the price changes in bitcoin in the next 4 years could be massive over Gold, I also wonder why people do not have to consider the cyclic movement of bitcoin and how it happens to create ATH on every Halving or before halving. I want to know if Gold could double bitcoin within such periods?

[bbc.reporter]

A comparative chart of Bitcoin and gold clearly shows the moment their trends diverged in mid-October. That's when, according to analysts, crypto investors pulled out and placed $19 billion into gold in a single day. Since then, the trend of shifting capital from crypto into precious metals has been consistent.



This phenomenon has led to Bitcoin losing its allure as an investment innovation. According to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mike McGlone, the cryptocurrency is no longer seen as an alternative to the traditional financial system.

The sentiment among institutional investors has also shifted. It was their ETF investments that drove Bitcoin to new all-time highs in 2025.

According to UBS Chairman Sergio Ermotti, more and major investment funds and venture firms are focusing on the quantum threat to cryptocurrency blockchains. Bitcoin and Ethereum developers have yet to provide convincing proof of protocols or updates that would protect public keys from being hacked via quantum computing. This is prompting institutions to take profits and reduce their positions on every bounce.

However, institutional investors aren't speaking openly about their fears. You won't find these concerns in their public analysis. Venture investor Nic Carter explains this as a reluctance to cause panic when billions have been invested in the crypto industry.

So, we shouldn't expect a Bitcoin collapse just yet. Institutions skillfully pumped the BTC price early this year to paint a pretty picture of a breakout from the sideways channel on the chart. This allowed them to attract new buyers, whose capital they then used to exit part of their own position.



Now, they will work to keep Bitcoin's price above the lower boundary of the sideways channel. This will show the "hamsters" (retail traders) that the uptrend is still alive.

If the argument of bitcoin losing the investment allure is only for 1 to 2 years, I very much agree. However, if the argument that it has lost the allure because there is something much better, I very much disagree on this. The cryptospace market will certainly find the lowest floor price before it can pump again. We can be certain on this.

[ancafe]

According to UBS Chairman Sergio Ermotti, more and major investment funds and venture firms are focusing on the quantum threat to cryptocurrency blockchains. Bitcoin and Ethereum developers have yet to provide convincing proof of protocols or updates that would protect public keys from being hacked via quantum computing. This is prompting institutions to take profits and reduce their positions on every bounce.

However, institutional investors aren't speaking openly about their fears. You won't find these concerns in their public analysis. Venture investor Nic Carter explains this as a reluctance to cause panic when billions have been invested in the crypto industry.

Such cycles have occurred in past and perhaps what we can learn from them is that when we understand Bitcoin's direction in its current state, we can be much more relaxed because we've been through it before. I'm never worried about what's happening now and honestly, I hope we see a deeper decline in the current period as it would provide more opportunities for large accumulation. Even if a deeper decline doesn't occur, perhaps we can decide to wait and see how the Bitcoin price moves going forward.

Even people outside of crypto investing have flocked to gold during the recent surge, demonstrating the significant degree of divergence in the influence of a few individuals on accumulating purchases. Those who invest in gold may have similar views to those of us involved in crypto, but many new investors emerged when gold prices soared and they lacked a clear understanding of buying at higher prices.

[BALIK]

If the argument of bitcoin losing the investment allure is only for 1 to 2 years, I very much agree. However, if the argument that it has lost the allure because there is something much better, I very much disagree on this. The cryptospace market will certainly find the lowest floor price before it can pump again. We can be certain on this.

Bitcoin has temporarily lost its appeal due to global geopolitical instability.

Bitcoin is losing its appeal not because it is inferior or because something better has emerged. Simply because the world has not fully come to trust it yet, they still view it as a risky asset rather than a safe haven. In other words, Bitcoin adoption is not yet widespread enough and it needs more time to prove its potential

As for me, Im not worried because each market has its own cycle, and money alway flows between markets