Tecnology
‘Crypto Winter’ Fears Chill the Battered Bitcoin Faithful
Jan
First American News LLC, Raleigh, NC: Bitcoin’s price plunged by more than 80% to as low as $3,100 from the end of 2017 through December of the following year, a period characterized by the boom-and-bust of initial coin offerings and several big banks shelving their plans to start cryptocurrency trading desks. Bitcoin wouldn’t reach a new high until December 2020, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
There are few things scarier for investors than a bear market — unless you’re involved in crypto, in which case winter is worse.
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- Bitcoin’s slump brings back memories of 2018 doldrums
- Fed tightening, regulation cloud the outlook for crypto
Memories of 2018 are sparking fears that a repeat is playing out now after the world’s largest cryptocurrency plummeted 50% from its most recent high of almost $69,000 in November. The crypto universe has shed more than $1 trillion in market value on the growing conviction that the Federal Reserve is set to start ratcheting back the ultra-accommodative policy settings that fueled a boom in risk assets.
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