Some market watchers have suggested $70,000 is a key level to watch and a break below that could lead bitcoin to decline further.

Bitcoin is reclaiming its place among the favorite assets of thrill-seeking speculative traders.

The price of Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in 16 months despite US president Donald Trump's personal and public support for cryptocurrency. A single Bitcoin went as low as $60,000 (£44,000), its lowest level since September 2024, before rallying slightly.

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said he doesn’t have the power to bail out Bitcoin. During a House Financial Services Committee hearing yesterday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he could not ask that banks prop up Bitcoin in the case of a crash. Crypto investors are responsible for their own risk.

“$50,000 bitcoin is first target support toward $10,000," Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone wrote in a LinkedIn post, going on to warn that 2026 could be “be reminiscent” of the 2008 global financial crisis and the 2000-1 dot com crash for markets across the board.

The price of bitcoin continued its monthslong slide Thursday, falling another 11% to $67,000, its lowest level in 15 months

Strategy, Michael Saylor's iconic bitcoin treasury, has seen its stock plunge and its cost basis for its bitcoin trove soar amid the token's bear market.

A screenshot shared on social media in February 2026 authentically showed an email from the Epstein files proving that he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin.

The price of bitcoin fell more than 10% on Thursday.