Historical Events
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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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.
Bitcoin breaks its 2021 high powered by ETF inflows
$73,800
-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.
The SEC approves spot Bitcoin ETFs after a decade-long battle
$46,000
+5%
The SEC approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs simultaneously in January 2024, opening the floodgates for institutional capital.
The implosion that shook crypto to its core
$15,800
-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.
The hedge fund collapse that exposed crypto's leverage problem
$19,800
-22%
Three Arrows Capital, once managing $10 billion, was liquidated after massive leverage bets went wrong following the Luna crash.
The $40 billion algorithmic stablecoin death spiral
$27,000
-35%
The collapse of Terra's UST stablecoin and LUNA token wiped out $40 billion in value, triggering a cascade of liquidations across crypto.
The peak of the 2021 bull cycle
$69,000
-18%
Bitcoin hit $69,000 in November 2021 at the peak of the retail-driven bull cycle before beginning a year-long decline.
First nation to make Bitcoin legal tender
-19%
El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, triggering global debate about nation-state crypto adoption.
China's comprehensive crackdown on Bitcoin mining and trading
$29,000
+18%
China banned all Bitcoin mining operations in June 2021, causing hash rate to drop 50% and Bitcoin to fall below $30,000.
The pandemic selloff that tested Bitcoin's "digital gold" thesis
$3,800
+85%
Bitcoin plunged 50% in a single day alongside global markets as COVID-19 lockdowns triggered a liquidity crisis.
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