{"id":16117,"date":"2025-11-18T02:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-tumbles-crypto-market-faces-sharp-decline-as-fear-grows\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T02:17:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:17:25","slug":"bitcoin-tumbles-crypto-market-faces-sharp-decline-as-fear-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bitcoin-tumbles-crypto-market-faces-sharp-decline-as-fear-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin tumbles, crypto market faces sharp decline as fear grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Bitcoin tumbled below $91,500 on Monday, deepening a selloff that has wiped out all its year-to-date gains, while the total crypto market capitalization free falls at least 30% since October 6.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_e9ab814fbc9c6500f45d6d95b3e406d7\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traders are increasingly betting on continued declines in Bitcoin, with a surge in demand for downside protection, particularly around key levels like $90,000, $85,000, and $80,000.<\/li>\n<li>A sentiment index shows \u201cextreme fear\u201d in the market, while corporate crypto treasuries face pressure to sell assets to protect balance sheets. El Salvado, meanwhile, added 1,091 Bitcoin, worth over $100 million, during the market dip.<\/li>\n<li>Economic factors, including Nvidia\u2019s earnings report and potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, are dampening risk appetite.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>In the options market, traders are increasingly betting on further declines, convinced the downturn is far from over as wealthy buyers retreat, Bloomberg <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-17\/fear-engulfs-bitcoin-traders-betting-on-free-fall-to-80-000?srnd=phx-crypto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The shift in market sentiment has been rapid and decisive. Demand for downside protection \u2014 particularly at levels like $90,000, $85,000, and $80,000 \u2014 has surged. <\/p>\n<p>Options set to expire later this month are seeing especially high volumes, according to data from Coinbase-owned Deribit. After riding Bitcoin\u2019s highs just weeks ago, traders have now purchased more than $740 million in contracts betting on continued drops, far outpacing interest in bullish bets.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Media Response<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Most commentators on X (formerly Twitter) seemed to agree that the week was off to a messy start.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This week in Bitcoin. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HHQWEHOLV7\">pic.twitter.com\/HHQWEHOLV7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Hahn (@rEricHahn) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rEricHahn\/status\/1990595966018429046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The pain has been most acute for digital-asset treasuries \u2014 firms that accumulated large amounts of crypto earlier this year to make crypto-backed bets in the stock market.<\/p>\n<p> While Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy Inc. recently bought an additional $835 million in Bitcoin, some of his corporate peers are under increasing pressure to liquidate assets to safeguard their balance sheets. <\/p>\n<p>This selling has created a psychological barrier: a market filled with investors too deep in the red to buy more, yet hesitant to cut their losses. <\/p>\n<p>A sentiment index from CoinMarketCap, which tracks price momentum, volatility, and derivatives, shows crypto participants are currently in a state of \u201cextreme fear.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The fear index <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/pro\/i\/FearGreedIndex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">fell<\/a> to 9, its lowest reading since July 2022. <\/p>\n<p>El Salvador, meanwhile, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/el-salvador-buys-100m-bitcoin-market-dip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">added<\/a> 1,091 Bitcoin, valued at over $100 million, to its growing crypto reserves as part of its ongoing strategy to accumulate the asset during market dips. Since making Bitcoin legal tender in 2021, the country has consistently purchased Bitcoin in downturns, aiming to build a long-term digital asset treasury. <\/p>\n<p>With this latest acquisition, El Salvador now holds a total of 7,474 BTC, worth approximately $688 million, further solidifying its position as one of the largest Bitcoin holders among nations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">El Salvador has become the exit liquidity for Bitcoin <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$BTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>El Salvador increased its Bitcoin reserves by $100 million amid the market dip!<\/p>\n<p>..while BlackRock and major hedge funds are cashing out, developing third world nations are stepping in to buy! <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/znWkf1oICk\">pic.twitter.com\/znWkf1oICk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Common Sense Investor (@commonsenseplay) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/commonsenseplay\/status\/1990595817024209386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Broader Economic Factors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Traders are looking to Wednesday\u2019s earnings report from Nvidia Corp., a key indicator for tech and speculative assets, as well as shifting expectations for a potential interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve in December. <\/p>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 fell over 1%, dampening the mood for risk assets across the board. Ethereum\u2019s token, Ether, has been particularly vulnerable, dropping to $2,975 and seeing a 24% decline since early October. <\/p>\n<p>The broader market has been struggling since a sharp liquidation wave in early October wiped out around $19 billion in digital assets. Open interest in crypto futures has declined, especially in smaller tokens like Solana, where positioning has halved, according to Coinglass data.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin tumbled below $91,500 on Monday, deepening a selloff that has wiped out all its year-to-date gains, while the total crypto market capitalization free falls at least 30% since October&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16119,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16117\/revisions\/16119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}