Cryptocurrency Bitcoin with price slide
There was a sharp sell-off on the crypto market early on Friday. Bitcoin, the best-known representative, was virtually in free fall and at times plummeted to around 82,000 US dollars.
21.11.2025, 09:10
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Most recently, the Bitstamp platform recorded a hefty drop of a good 9 percent in the past 24 hours to USD 83,826. In comparison: at the end of October, one Bitcoin was still worth more than 116,000 dollars.
"Investors are jumping ship, nerves are on edge," commented market analyst Timo Emden. There is a sell-off mood on the market. "Now even the confidence of hardened Bitcoin investors is at stake. There is a risk that the price correction will now develop into a tangible crisis of confidence," the expert continues.
The reasons are a combination of interest rate fears, the liquidation of leveraged positions and profit-taking. Uncertainty about future monetary policy remains the main negative factor. And as long as the US Federal Reserve is still flying blind with regard to the data situation, the nervousness is likely to remain - and ensure high volatility over the weekend as well.
