{"id":74402,"date":"2023-02-21T10:31:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T08:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=74402"},"modified":"2025-09-09T19:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:51:54","slug":"bis-estimates-losses-for-the-majority-of-retail-bitcoin-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bis-estimates-losses-for-the-majority-of-retail-bitcoin-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"BIS estimates losses for the majority of retail Bitcoin investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 2015 to 2022, the average retail investor lost about half of the funds invested in Bitcoin, despite the price rising during that period. Analysts at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) reached these conclusions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Crypto?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Crypto<\/a> users in most countries, lured by the prospect of rising prices, have lost money on their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> investments <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BISBulletin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BISBulletin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NySymoUED4\">https:\/\/t.co\/NySymoUED4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iBunYAGi5x\">pic.twitter.com\/iBunYAGi5x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bank for International Settlements (@BIS_org) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BIS_org\/status\/1627660867696316416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Such findings are based on the analysis of activity data from crypto platform apps and on-chain data.<\/p>\n<p>The peak of interest in the first cryptocurrency came when its price hit an all-time high (about $69,000) \u2014 the global average number of active users rose from 100,000 to more than 30 million.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis moments of 2022, such as the collapse<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/terras-death-spiral-how-and-why-luna-and-ust-collapsed\"> Terra<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ftx-group-files-for-bankruptcy-sam-bankman-fried-resigns-as-ceo\"> FTX<\/a>, worsened the situation for this category of market participants \u2014 whales used the liquidity provided by retail investors to exit their positions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThese patterns underscore the need for [development of] a corresponding set of measures to promote market integrity, investor protection and financial stability,\u201d<\/em> the report said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>BIS again called for global<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bis-outlines-three-main-options-for-regulating-the-crypto-industry\"> coordination in the regulation of cryptocurrencies<\/a>, warning of the risks of amplifying spillovers to the global financial system.<\/p>\n<p>Among the proposed options are constraining the development of the industry, regulating it, or a combination of both.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the organisation outlined its work plan for 2023. Among the priority tasks <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bis-to-develop-pyxtrial-platform-to-monitor-stablecoin-reserves\">were<\/a> ensuring the safety of the financial sector, as well as improving regulation and oversight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 2015 to 2022, the average retail investor lost about half of the funds invested in Bitcoin, despite the price rising during that period. 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