On May 16, it was reported that the Russian Central Bank had rated Bitcoin as the best performing asset in the Russian financial market in April 2025, and the price of Bitcoin rose by 11.2% that month. The bank also emphasized that Bitcoin also ranks first in year-to-date performance, with a return of 17.6%, surpassing stocks, bonds and gold. Although Bitcoin experienced a short-term volatility decline of 18.6% between January and April 2025, Bitcoin has been recognized as the world's best-performing investment product since 2022, with a cumulative return of 121.3%. In the past year, Bitcoin has been identified by the Russian Central Bank as the most profitable investment product, with a return of 38%. Since 2022, Bitcoin's cumulative return has reached 121.3%, significantly surpassing traditional assets such as gold, stocks and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The recognition comes at a time when institutional interest in Bitcoin is unprecedentedly high.