Historical Events

When markets made history

Crashes, rallies, and sentiment extremes.

Major market events correlated with extreme Fear & Greed Index readings, from FTX collapse to Bitcoin hitting $100K.

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December 5, 2024Industry Milestone

Bitcoin Crosses $100,000

The six-figure milestone powered by ETFs and political momentum

Price

$100,000

30d

-5%

Bitcoin broke the $100,000 barrier in December 2024, fueled by Trump's pro-crypto election win, continued ETF inflows, and strategic reserve speculation.

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March 14, 2024Price Rally

Bitcoin All-Time High, $73,800

Bitcoin breaks its 2021 high powered by ETF inflows

Price

$73,800

30d

-8%

Bitcoin surged past $73,000 in March 2024, setting a new all-time high fueled by ETF inflows, institutional demand, and pre-halving momentum.

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January 10, 2024Industry Milestone

Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval

The SEC approves spot Bitcoin ETFs after a decade-long battle

Price

$46,000

30d

+5%

The SEC approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs simultaneously in January 2024, opening the floodgates for institutional capital.

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November 11, 2022Market Crash

FTX Collapse

The implosion that shook crypto to its core

Price

$15,800

30d

-27%

FTX, once the third-largest crypto exchange, collapsed in days after revelations of massive fraud, sending Bitcoin below $16,000 and market sentiment to historic lows.

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June 27, 2022Market Crash

Three Arrows Capital Liquidation

The hedge fund collapse that exposed crypto's leverage problem

Price

$19,800

30d

-22%

Three Arrows Capital, once managing $10 billion, was liquidated after massive leverage bets went wrong following the Luna crash.

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May 12, 2022Market Crash

Luna/Terra Crash

The $40 billion algorithmic stablecoin death spiral

Price

$27,000

30d

-35%

The collapse of Terra's UST stablecoin and LUNA token wiped out $40 billion in value, triggering a cascade of liquidations across crypto.

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November 10, 2021Price Rally

Bitcoin All-Time High, $69,000

The peak of the 2021 bull cycle

Price

$69,000

30d

-18%

Bitcoin hit $69,000 in November 2021 at the peak of the retail-driven bull cycle before beginning a year-long decline.

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September 7, 2021Adoption Event

El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin

First nation to make Bitcoin legal tender

Price

$46,000

30d

-19%

El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, triggering global debate about nation-state crypto adoption.

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June 21, 2021Regulatory Event

China Mining Ban

China's comprehensive crackdown on Bitcoin mining and trading

Price

$29,000

30d

+18%

China banned all Bitcoin mining operations in June 2021, causing hash rate to drop 50% and Bitcoin to fall below $30,000.

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March 12, 2020Market Crash

COVID-19 Market Crash

The pandemic selloff that tested Bitcoin's "digital gold" thesis

Price

$3,800

30d

+85%

Bitcoin plunged 50% in a single day alongside global markets as COVID-19 lockdowns triggered a liquidity crisis.

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