Bitcoin (BTC) is the top performing major asset class for three consecutive years and is at the forefront of gold and major stock markets, according to data compiled by Charlie Billello, CEO of Compound Capital Advisors.
In 2021, Bitcoin posted a return of 66.5%, beating the gains on the commodities index (41.4%) as well as the 40.5% printed by US real estate investment trusts.
Bitcoin also outperformed the US Large Caps, an index that tracks the performance of the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq 100, an index that includes the 100 largest companies traded on the Nasdaq exchange. The two indices achieved returns of 28.7% and 27.4%, respectively, in 2021.
Bitcoin’s standout performance this year comes after BTC recoveries of 301% in 2020 and 95% in 2019.
Source: Charlie Billello / Twitter
However, the returns on the leading crypto asset in 2021 are pale when compared to other digital assets like Shiba Inu (SHIB), Polygon (MATIC), and Terra (LUNA).
The meme coin Shiba Inu gained 3,413,999,900% in 2021. Blockchain scaling solution Polygon rose 14,091% last year, while decentralized financial payments network Terra grew 12,954% over the same period.
Other cryptocurrencies that have performed relatively better than Bitcoin include Solana (SOL), a scalable blockchain designed to facilitate the development of decentralized applications, and the meme crypto asset Dogecoin (DOGE). In 2021, Solana and Dogecoin saw gains of 11,146% and 3,602%, respectively.
Source: Charlie Billello / Twitter
Charlie Billello also follows the evolution of the crypto markets, saying that the valuation of all digital assets rose from $ 10.6 billion at the end of 2013 to $ 2.36 trillion by the end of 2021, a staggering 22.164% increase in eight years.
“Total crypto market value, end of …
2013: $ 10.6 billion
2014: $ 5.5 billion
2015: $ 7.0 billion
2016: $ 17.5 billion
2017: $ 590 billion
2018: $ 128 billion
2019: $ 190 billion
2020: $ 768 billion
2021: $ 2.26 trillion. “
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