{"id":9823,"date":"2025-03-16T14:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=9823"},"modified":"2025-03-16T14:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:37:02","slug":"analyst-sounds-alarm-will-bitcoin-plunge-to-10000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/analyst-sounds-alarm-will-bitcoin-plunge-to-10000\/","title":{"rendered":"“Analyst Sounds Alarm: Will Bitcoin Plunge to $10,000?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An analyst disclosed on Friday that Bitcoin could endure a 91% drop from the cryptocurrency’s peak of $109,000 per coin in January 2025, indicating that the leading digital currency might face a potential crash.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mike McGlone asserts that the original cryptocurrency might descend to a minimum of $10,000 per coin, reigniting worries that Bitcoin could undergo another substantial correction, reminiscent of 2011 when Bitcoin<\/a> fell by as much as 92%.<\/span><\/p>\n

BTC To Plunge To $10K?<\/span><\/h2>\n

McGlone, a Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, forecasted that Bitcoin may be on course for what he characterized as a catastrophic collapse, leading to the cryptocurrency dropping to $10,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBitcoin Back to $10,000? Peak Leveraged Beta Risks, Rising Gold \u2013 #Gold is up about the same amount in 2025 to March 13 \u2014 approximately 15% \u2014 that #Bitcoin is down,\u201d McGlone stated.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Should Bitcoin descend to $10,000, it would mark a 90% reduction from BTC\u2019s all-time high<\/a> of $109,000 in January 2025. Conversely, it would represent an 88% decline based on its current valuation of around $83,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bitcoin Back to $10,000? Peak Leveraged Beta Risks, Rising Gold \u2013 #Gold<\/a> is up about the same amount in 2025 to March 13 \u2014 approximately 15% \u2014 that #Bitcoin<\/a> is down. But with Bitcoin around $80,000, what halts those trajectories? About a 6% decline in the S&P 500 could suggest what\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/aMgL0LANFt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike McGlone (@mikemcglone11) March 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The analyst elaborated that Bitcoin is more inclined to undergo a severe correction that may drive it down to $10,000. Historically, the original cryptocurrency faced a significant correction in 2011 when BTC fell by 92% from its peak at that time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a post on X, McGlone indicated that Bitcoin\u2019s drop to $10,000 might already be underway, pointing out that risk markets exhibit indications of overheating while gold appreciates.<\/span><\/p>\n

The analyst mentioned that gold<\/a> has appreciated by 1% while Bitcoin has decreased, stating, \u201cBut with Bitcoin around $80,000, what inhibits those trends?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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BTCUSD trading at $84,355 on the daily chart: TradingView.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cA decline of about 6% in the S&P 500 could indicate what is significant. The largest #ETF launch in history, President Donald Trump\u2019s transition<\/a> to highly volatile and speculative #cryptos, and the reelection could signify [a] peak-bubble similar to approximately 25 years ago,\u201d he added in a post, indicating that BTC may have attained the summit of a dot-com-like bubble.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Numerous Bitcoin advocates and analysts contest McGlone\u2019s assessment, with one cryptocurrency analyst, David Weisberger disputing the evaluation of the Bloomberg analyst, conveying that his judgement was flawed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen one views an option as an asset, THIS is what transpires to one\u2019s evaluation. If there was NO increase in Bitcoin adoption and IF those who invested believing Bitcoin would undermine gold change their perspectives and IF the stock market correction transforms into a rout, and IF \u201cBETA\u201d remained constant,\u00a0<\/span>Then this scenario <\/a>could unfold,\u201d Weisberger stated.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He contended that the situation in McGlone\u2019s analysis is improbable to transpire. \u201cI believe none of the aforementioned will occur, with the possibility of a stock market crash, which would naturally unleash a wave of liquidity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured image from Gemini Imagen, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n