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Bitcoin Halved: Is the Next Crash Looming?

Bitcoin plunges – investors tremble. As a key line of defense falls, are we looking at a total collapse? Things could get even more bitter for Bitcoin investors: For the first time since 2024, the cryptocurrency has fallen below the psychologically important threshold of $60,000. If it stays below this level, analysts warn that a major crash could be on the horizon. Key Takeaways Rapid Decline: Bitcoin lost 15% of its value in just five days. Sentiment Shift: Michael Saylor sold Bitcoins, causing investor sentiment to drop sharply. Halved Since Peak: The price has plummeted from its October 2025 peak of $126,000 to under $60,000. Bitcoin is entering a highly volatile phase. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has shed 15% of its value in a matter of five days. On Friday afternoon, the plunge that onlookers had been anxiously anticipating finally happened: the price fell below $60,000 for the first time since September 2024. Shortly after 4:00 PM, the coin was trading at $59,808. This puts it significantly below a crucial benchmark. Analysts view the $62,500 zone as a major line of resistance. If the price remains below this level for an extended period, the floodgates could open. Over the previous two days, Bitcoin had briefly dipped below the $62,500 mark, but enough buyers stepped in each time to hold the line. However, according to well-known Australian analyst and crypto trader Jason Pizzino (40), if this threshold officially breaks, the door opens wide for the price to slide into the $44,000 to $54,000 range. Currently, market indicators for Bitcoin look far from promising. While the $62,500 resistance line was successfully defended back in February—sparking a temporary recovery—the latest downward spiral has wiped those gains away. It now remains to be seen whether this line can be salvaged at the very last minute. Value Halved Since October This week, crypto veteran Michael Saylor (61) acted as a major mood killer for the market when his company, MicroStrategy, sold $2.5 million worth of Bitcoin. In the grand scheme of things, this is a negligible amount—especially compared to the massive Bitcoin treasury the company holds. However, as Raiffeisen analyst Jeffrey Hochegger (52) explained to Blick: "When someone repeatedly insists that you should never sell Bitcoin under any circumstances, and then suddenly sells some themselves, it severely dampens investor sentiment." Since reaching an all-time high of nearly $126,000 in early October 2025, Bitcoin’s price has been cut in half. Institutional investors, in particular, have been dumping the prominent cryptocurrency in large volumes to lock in profits. The Specter of a Market Crash "Many people buy Bitcoin hoping for massive, short-term price gains, rather than because they believe in the future utility of the cryptocurrency or want to invest long-term," Hochegger notes. When the price drops, another compounding effect takes over: many investors trade Bitcoin using leveraged products. During a sharp market correction, massive numbers of positions are forced into liquidation and sold off automatically. This heavily accelerates the downward spiral. Investors have another reason to worry: historically, Bitcoin tended to rise when tech stocks were booming. That is no longer the case. While tech stocks continue to chase record high after record high, Bitcoin is on a downward trajectory. This begs the question: what happens if the sentiment in tech stocks flips? Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone (53) expects that Bitcoin's next major collapse is just around the corner.

Bitcoin plunges – investors tremble. As a key line of defense falls, are we looking at a total collapse?

Things could get even more bitter for Bitcoin investors: For the first time since 2024, the cryptocurrency has fallen below the psychologically important threshold of $60,000. If it stays below this level, analysts warn that a major crash could be on the horizon.




Key Takeaways

  • Rapid Decline: Bitcoin lost 15% of its value in just five days.

  • Sentiment Shift: Michael Saylor sold Bitcoins, causing investor sentiment to drop sharply.

  • Halved Since Peak: The price has plummeted from its October 2025 peak of $126,000 to under $60,000.

Bitcoin is entering a highly volatile phase. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has shed 15% of its value in a matter of five days. On Friday afternoon, the plunge that onlookers had been anxiously anticipating finally happened: the price fell below $60,000 for the first time since September 2024.

Shortly after 4:00 PM, the coin was trading at $59,808. This puts it significantly below a crucial benchmark. Analysts view the $62,500 zone as a major line of resistance. If the price remains below this level for an extended period, the floodgates could open.

Over the previous two days, Bitcoin had briefly dipped below the $62,500 mark, but enough buyers stepped in each time to hold the line. However, according to well-known Australian analyst and crypto trader Jason Pizzino (40), if this threshold officially breaks, the door opens wide for the price to slide into the $44,000 to $54,000 range.

Currently, market indicators for Bitcoin look far from promising. While the $62,500 resistance line was successfully defended back in February—sparking a temporary recovery—the latest downward spiral has wiped those gains away. It now remains to be seen whether this line can be salvaged at the very last minute.


Value Halved Since October

This week, crypto veteran Michael Saylor (61) acted as a major mood killer for the market when his company, MicroStrategy, sold $2.5 million worth of Bitcoin.

In the grand scheme of things, this is a negligible amount—especially compared to the massive Bitcoin treasury the company holds. However, as Raiffeisen analyst Jeffrey Hochegger (52) explained to Blick: "When someone repeatedly insists that you should never sell Bitcoin under any circumstances, and then suddenly sells some themselves, it severely dampens investor sentiment."

Since reaching an all-time high of nearly $126,000 in early October 2025, Bitcoin’s price has been cut in half. Institutional investors, in particular, have been dumping the prominent cryptocurrency in large volumes to lock in profits.


The Specter of a Market Crash

"Many people buy Bitcoin hoping for massive, short-term price gains, rather than because they believe in the future utility of the cryptocurrency or want to invest long-term," Hochegger notes.

When the price drops, another compounding effect takes over: many investors trade Bitcoin using leveraged products. During a sharp market correction, massive numbers of positions are forced into liquidation and sold off automatically. This heavily accelerates the downward spiral.

Investors have another reason to worry: historically, Bitcoin tended to rise when tech stocks were booming. That is no longer the case. While tech stocks continue to chase record high after record high, Bitcoin is on a downward trajectory. This begs the question: what happens if the sentiment in tech stocks flips? Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone (53) expects that Bitcoin's next major collapse is just around the corner.



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