Bitcoin could plunge 70% to $5,000, Standard Chartered predicts, in possible 2023 ‘surprise’ Hard to see why that would be "surprising". Pretty much nothing would be truly surprising. It's been very volatile since inception: https://investorshub.advfn.com/uimage/uploads/2022/12/5/xxhyjbitcoins-price-history-Final-7784bc87a49340b588220b5a7d1733ad.jpg https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/121815/bitcoins-price-history.asp