Bitcoin (BTC) crashed below the psychological $100,000 level on Thursday, with the downturn intensifying on Friday as the flagship cryptocurrency fell to an intraday low of $93,951 before settling at $94,503.
The downturn triggered a wave of bearish predictions. However, some analysts are not convinced a deeper decline is on the cards, and that markets could see a recovery next week.
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor has denied reports that the company is planning to offload some of its Bitcoin holdings amid a substantial decline in the asset’s price. Saylor took to X to clarify that there was “no truth” to reports claiming Strategy has reduced its overall holdings by approximately 47,000 BTC, worth nearly $4.6 billion. Saylor added that Strategy plans to continue to buy Bitcoin as the price fell almost 5% over 24 hours to a low of $93,951 on Friday. Saylor stated,
Spot Bitcoin ETFs registered $866 million in net outflows on Thursday, making it their second-worst day on record after the $1.14 billion in outflows on February 25. Thursday’s outflows occurred after President Trump signed a government funding bill to keep the government operational until January 30, 2026. A slowdown in ETF demand has caused concern among crypto investors. ETFs were key drivers of Bitcoin’s stunning rally past $125,000. Ki Young Ju, founder and CEO of crypto intelligence platform CryptoQuant, believes Bitcoin’s bull market will remain intact as long as the price does not fall below $94,000.
However, some analysts have argued that the four-year cycle theory is no longer relevant after the introduction of spot Bitcoin ETFs. Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated,
Bitcoin (BTC) crashed to a six-month low on Friday, falling to $93,951. However, the weekend has seen a marginal recovery, with the price rising 1.10% on Saturday and settling at $95,544. The flagship cryptocurrency is marginally up during the ongoing session, trading around $95,992.
Analysts believe that prices will not go lower after BTC bounced back after Friday’s low. Crypto analyst YazanXBT believes that the flagship cryptocurrency is gearing up for a move to $145,000 rather than dropping to $92,000 or lower. The analyst highlighted similar moments during the market’s previous bottom, adding that traders were certain prices could fall as low as $10,000. Instead, prices bottomed around $16,000 before staging one of the strongest recoveries on record.
However, one community member argued that BTC has an unfulfilled CME gap at $92,000, noting that historically, BTC tends to fill CME gaps before surging to new highs, suggesting a crash was imminent. However, YazanXBT dismissed the outlook, reiterating that the flagship cryptocurrency will rally rather than crash.
BTC started the previous weekend in positive territory, rising 1.97% on Friday and settling at $103,284. Price action was mixed over the weekend as BTC fell 0.97% on Saturday before rising 2.36% on Sunday and settling at $104,964. Buyers retained control on Monday as the price rose 1.23% and settled at $105,979. Buyers lost momentum on Tuesday as BTC fell nearly 3% and settled at $103,009. Sellers retained control on Wednesday as the flagship cryptocurrency fell 1.33% to $101,639.
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BTC registered a sharp uptick in volatility and selling pressure on Thursday. As a result, the price fell below $100,000 for the first time since June, dropping to a low of $97,870 before settling at $99,614. Selling pressure intensified on Friday as BTC plunged to a low of $93,951 before settling at $94,503, ultimately dropping over 5%. The price recovered on Saturday, rising over 1% to $95,944. BTC is marginally up during the ongoing session, trading around $96,018.
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