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Barely! The ruble is down 50% YTD and Bitcoin is down 54%. But also consider that in 2013 the Ruble went down 6% and Bitcoin went up 800%.

That's actually even more distressing. You want stability out of a currency, not wild swings.

Indeed, but keep in mind they are talking about investment, not currency. Wild swings are great for investment, as long as it swings up eventually.

Even in terms of investment, you want steady, constant growth... not unpredictable swings.