Bitcoin Featured in Russian Central Bank’s Investment Review

The Bank of Russia, in its latest financial market review, included the returns on investments in Bitcoin alongside traditional instruments.

According to the document, over the past 12 months, the leading cryptocurrency has shown a 38% increase, marking the best performance among the assets presented.

Since the beginning of 2022, Bitcoin has appreciated by 121.3%, surpassing gold, stocks, bonds, and the S&P 500.

From January to April 2025, Bitcoin recorded one of the lowest returns in the Central Bank’s review (-18.6%), with only dollar deposits and the S&P 500 index performing worse.

In April, digital gold once again led in returns, gaining 11.2%. Meanwhile, most sector indices showed negative results.

According to the regulator, Russian residents have tripled their investments in cryptocurrencies over the past three years.

On March 12, the Central Bank proposed allowing qualified individuals to trade cryptocurrencies within a three-year regulatory sandbox.

On March 21, the central bank admitted restrictions for settlements between residents outside experimental legal regimes.

Earlier, ForkLog reported on the plans of the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Russia to launch a cryptocurrency exchange aimed at highly qualified investors.