Bitcoin Plunges, $600 Billion Wiped From Crypto Market

Fri Oct 17 2025
Jim Andrews (634 articles)
Bitcoin Plunges, $600 Billion Wiped From Crypto Market

Unexpectedly, the price of bitcoin has dropped to approximately $100,000, which has intensified a sell-off that had an impact on the price of bitcoin the previous week and sparked concerns about a more widespread collapse of cryptocurrencies. As a result of the overall cryptocurrency market experiencing a decrease of $600 billion in just over a week, traders are becoming increasingly concerned that a large bitcoin price crash may be looming. This is the first time since June that the price of a single bitcoin has dipped below $105,000. Traders are rushing to estimate the likely collapse in the price of bitcoin following its recent top of about $126,000 earlier this month. This comes as Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk officially addresses the cryptocurrency.

As the cryptocurrency ‘Floodgates Opening’ is predicted to send the price of bitcoin to one million dollars, “It’s Happening So Fast.” As BlackRock gets closer to reaching the $100 billion milestone, the ‘Cascade’ price warning places Bitcoin at a critical juncture within the market. A dramatic drop in price and a sell-off of cryptocurrencies has caused Bitcoin to plummet, erasing $600 billion from the total market for cryptocurrencies. Lark Davis believes that certain analysts are wringing their hands because they believe that the price of bitcoin might fall into the $90,000s or $80,000s. The cryptocurrency market continued its downward trend on Friday, plummeting by 5% in just twenty-four hours to reach $3.57 trillion, according to Alex Kuptsikevich.

“This time, it appears to be more akin to a painful reflex following the events of the past week.” On the other hand, this creates an even more precarious circumstance, as we are not only watching a decrease in a market that is already weak, but also a significant sell-off that is conducted with the intention of finding a new bottom. We will keep a careful eye on the dynamics of the market near the 200-day moving average of $3.5 trillion, where there is a possibility of a strong rebound at the end of June or a sustained slide in March.

Bitcoin’s status as “digital gold” has been undermined as a result of the price of bitcoin falling in tandem with the price of gold reaching fresh unprecedented highs. Peter Schiff wrote in a post that the price of bitcoin in gold has dropped by 32 percent since it reached its all-time high in August. The bear market for bitcoin is going to be really harsh. Get rid of your fool’s gold right now and invest in the genuine thing, or you’ll have a lot of fun going bankrupt.

Jim Andrews

Jim Andrews

Jim Andrews is Desk Correspondent for Global Stock, Currencies, Commodities & Bonds Market . He has been reporting about Global Markets for last 5+ years. He is based in New York