Bitcoin recovers above $55,000 after sharp decline in market rout
TLDR
- Bitcoin price rises by 8.2% to $55,690 after recent drop to $49,000, but recovery remains uncertain amid US recession fears and potential $2 billion asset sale.
- Cryptocurrency market recovers from worst crash since 2022, with Bitcoin hitting six-month low below $50,000 and other major cryptos like Ethereum, Binance Coin, Cardano, and Solana facing 15% drops.
- Overall crypto market capitalization falls below $2 trillion to $1.85 trillion, marking a 13% decrease in the 24 hours leading up to Monday.
The price of Bitcoin rose by 8.2% to $55,690 after falling to $49,000, though the recovery of cryptocurrencies remains uncertain due to fears of a recession in the US and the potential sale of $2 billion worth of assets by the government.
This recovery follows Bitcoin experiencing its worst price crash since 2022, with a drop of over 10% on Monday morning, reaching a six-month low. The world's leading cryptocurrency fell below $50,000 for the first time since February.
Other major cryptocurrencies also faced significant losses, with Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Cardano (ADA), and Solana (SOL) all dropping by around 15% over the last 24 hours. The overall crypto market capitalization fell below $2 trillion to $1.85 trillion, marking a 13% decrease in the 24 hours leading up to Monday.
Key Takeaways
The latest price crash in cryptocurrencies coincides with a broader downturn in financial markets, partly triggered by fears of a looming global recession. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped over 12%, extending losses that began last week, marking its worst day since the “Black Monday” crash in 1987. In the U.S., the Nasdaq slid 3.4% last week into correction territory, concluding the tech-heavy index’s worst three-week stretch since September 2022, when the market was in freefall. The index fell another 3.4% on Monday. The sudden collapse in crypto prices took many market analysts by surprise, as the previous consensus among experts was that Bitcoin could rally to another new all-time high this year. This optimism was based on a successful halving and the inflow of billions of dollars worth of investment from newly approved Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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