Bitcoin Faces Challenges as a Safe Haven Compared to Gold

Written by Ohris M. Greyoon, Blockchain & Crypto Expert

Source: Coinmarketcap

Updated: Dec 15 2025

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Bitcoin's Underperformance: In 2025, Bitcoin underperformed gold by approximately 45%, raising doubts about its effectiveness as a 'store of value' and highlighting its volatility.
Impact on Safe-Haven Status: The decline in Bitcoin's performance during market volatility has led to concerns about its role as a safe-haven asset, especially as gold remained resilient amid geopolitical tensions.
Challenges for Bitcoin Treasuries: Traditional financial strategies relying on Bitcoin have faced difficulties, with firms struggling to maintain confidence in Bitcoin as a strategic financial instrument.
Future of Cryptocurrency: The ongoing underperformance of Bitcoin has sparked further analysis of cryptocurrency investments, with expectations of stronger regulatory frameworks to address volatility and enhance investor confidence.

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Technical Analysis for BTC

Technical Sentiment Analysis for Bitcoin (BTC) As of , Bitcoin (BTC) is exhibiting a Sell technical sentiment. Our proprietary analysis, which aggregates 3 technical signals, shows that 0 indicators are flashing buy, while 3 are indicating sell.

Momentum Indicators: RSI, MACD & Overbought/Oversold Status Currently, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for BTC stands at -, which suggests a Neutral condition. Meanwhile, the MACD (12, 26) indicator is at -, providing a Neutral signal for short-term momentum. Other oscillators like the Stochastic Oscillator at - and the Commodity Channel Index (CCI) at - further confirm a - outlook for the stock.

Support, Resistance & Moving Averages From a structural perspective, BTC is trading below its 60-day moving average of $- and below its 200-day long-term moving average of $-. Key price levels to watch include the immediate resistance at $- and strong support at $-. A break above $- could signal a bull continuation, while falling below $- may test the next Fibonacci floor at $-.

Bitcoin (BTC) Support & Resistance Level

Name	S3	S2	S1	Pivot Points	R1	R2	R3
Classic	36104.318	48052.159	60374.338	72322.179	84644.358	96592.199	108914.378
Fibonacci	48052.159	57323.307	63051.031	72322.179	81593.327	87321.051	96592.199

About BTC

Bitcoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency originally described in a 2008 whitepaper by a person, or group of people, using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. It was launched soon after, in January 2009.Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer online currency, meaning that all transactions happen directly between equal, independent network participants, without the need for any intermediary to permit or facilitate them. Bitcoin was created, according to Nakamoto’s own words, to allow “online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.”Some concepts for a similar type of a decentralized electronic currency precede BTC, but Bitcoin holds the distinction of being the first-ever cryptocurrency to come into actual use.

About the author

Ohris M. Greyoon

Ohris M. Greyoon holds a Master’s in Computer Science from MIT and has 10 years of experience in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency markets. A pioneer in decentralized finance (DeFi) analysis, he leads Intellectia’s Crypto News, offering cutting-edge insights into digital assets.

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