A brief history of Bitcoin crashes and bear markets: 2009–2022
Bitcoin has historically seen its price down from previous highs for more than three years, and the latest peak took place just seven months ago. Bitcoin (BTC) experienced one of its most brutal crashes ever in 2022, with the BTC price plummeting below $20,000 in June after peaking at $68,000 in 2021.June 2022 has become the worst month for Bitcoin since September 2011, as its monthly losses mounted to 40%. The cryptocurrency also posted its heaviest quarterly losses in 11 years.However, the current market sell-off doesn’t make Bitcoin crashes and bear markets exclusive to 2022. In fact,....
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According to the details, this year’s bearish market trend is the worst in history for BTC and other coins. It records many BTC traders engaging in panic sell-offs even with losses to ensure they are not drowned. Volatility is one attribute that marks digital currencies. Unfortunately, it’s a trend that could cause most inexperienced investors to suffer huge losses of funds with their crypto holdings. In most cases, many issues could trigger a bear market. Though some experienced players would use a bear trend to build up their crypto portfolio, a lingering bear market is never....
With bitcoin rallying, all the focus has been on predicting where the price of the asset will be by the end of the year. The digital asset is undoubtedly going to enter a period where various crashes will send the price down, popularly known as a bear market. Not a lot of attention has been paid to where the price of the asset might bottom out when the market inevitably goes into another bear market. This usually long stretch of low momentum has seen bitcoin lose 94%, 87%, and 84% of its peak value respectively in the last three bear markets. One recurring theme of the bear markets has....
Bitcoin is now officially in another bear market after the crash that rocked the market last week. After falling more than 70% from its all-time high, investors across the space had started to retreat from the digital asset due to this new price trend. However, trends like these are not new for bitcoin. Although the present market may seem worse than previous ones due to it still ongoing, there have been some brutal bear markets in the past. A Blast From The Past It can often be helpful to take a look at the previous market cycles for bitcoin to see that this is nothing out of the....
For experienced investors, a bear market is nothing out of the norm. It has happened in the past, and it will happen again — even in cryptocurrency. The majority of new investors are in the middle of their first crypto winter, during which most digital assets have depreciated by more than 70% from their November 2021 highs. While a bear market is tough for everyone, it can be especially challenging for those who are new to the space and don’t have much experience dealing with market volatility.That said, there are still opportunities to earn passive income during a bear market — crypto....