Bitcoin vs Nvidia stock
Nvidia is the rare equity that can be compared to Bitcoin without the chart looking absurd. Both rode secular waves — AI compute on one side, monetary technology on the other.
| METRIC | BITCOIN | NVIDIA (NVDA) |
|---|---|---|
| Total return | 14497.3% | 27936.3% |
| Multiple | 145.97x | 280.36x |
| CAGR | 61.4% | 71.8% |
| Max drawdown | -77.8% | -62.8% |
| Annualized volatility | 78.1% | 45.4% |
| Sharpe ratio(rf 4%) | 0.56 | 1.10 |
Nvidia's run since 2016 is one of the strongest in modern equity history, driven by data-center AI demand and a near-monopoly position in training silicon.
Bitcoin's run over the same window is comparable in magnitude but driven by different mechanics — protocol-level scarcity, halving cycles, and institutional adoption. The two are uncorrelated enough to make the comparison interesting rather than redundant.
What this leaves out
Monthly closes only. Bitcoin is sampled from a weekly close series, the comparison asset uses Tiingo end-of-month adjusted closes. Prices are price-only with no dividends, no fees, no spreads, no taxes, no storage costs. Sharpe assumes a 4% annual risk-free rate. A different start or end month can flip the ranking, so treat these stats as one window, not a forecast.
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Bitcoin price source: internal monthly close series. Comparison asset: Tiingo daily EOD adjusted close, sampled at month end.