The volatility of bitcoin has nothing to do with its eventual theoretical maximum (and therefore extremely long-term contraction, as the theoretical maximum wil

The volatility of bitcoin has nothing to do with its eventual theoretical maximum (and therefore extremely long-term contraction, as the theoretical maximum will be subject to corruption, loss, and so forth). The volatility of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies (or more accurately, crypto-assets) is due to their extremely shallow markets and unpredictable volumes.