Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Volatility Near 2-Year Low Is IBIT’s Gain, Strategy's Pain

By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)If there was any doubt that popular interest in bitcoin BTC is on the wane as the price treads water just below its record high, a quick peek at Google's search trends provides the evidence. Searches for the largest cryptocurrency now rank below 25, a sign of significant absence of retail interest, euphoria or speculative greed in the market with BTC holding between $102,000 and $110,000 for most of the past month. Compare that to the ranking of as high as 40 it hit during November's rally, when bitcoin surged to nearly $100,000.This subdued interest coincides with historically low volatility levels source: https://www.coindesk.com/daybook-us/2025/06/04/crypto-daybook-americas-bitcoin-volatility-near-2-year-low-is-ibits-gain-strategys-pain