Bitcoin (BTCUSD) has fallen around 25% since the start of the year, prompting crypto analysts and investors to predict a historically poor first quarter for the digital currency.
With a total market capitalisation of $1.33 trillion at the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading below $67,000 on Tuesday amid volatile swings in volume. Over the past 24 hours, BTC trading has declined by 15% to $32.3 billion.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency began 2026 at approximately $88,000 but is struggling to maintain the $67,000 level, based on this week’s price movements. Macro-economic instability and profit-taking have kept its value below $70,000.
Since peaking at $127,000 in October last year, Bitcoin’s uneven performance has been driven by global economic uncertainty, with Wall Street’s so-called ‘TACO’ trade playing a notable role in market sentiment.
The current trading trend reflects patterns seen in 2018, when the cryptocurrency’s price halved, according to crypto analysts. Bitcoin now finds itself caught between determined corporate buying and broader institutional sell-offs, with technical indicators leaning bearish.
The crypto community broadly agrees that weak performance through January and February has created uncharted territory for investors, traders, and the wider market.
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