Historical events · 2020 to 2024
When markets made history
Crashes, rallies and sentiment extremes, from the March 2020 crash to Bitcoin crossing $100,000. Each event shows the Crypto Fear & Greed Index on the day, as published by Alternative.me.
- Events
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- Fear events
- 5
- Greed events
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Alternative.me’s composite reads market and attention data. For the media-based reading, see the live Perception Index and the track record comparing the two.
Events
December 5, 2024 · Industry Milestone
Bitcoin Crosses $100,000
The six-figure milestone powered by ETFs and political momentum
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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- Fear & Greed
- 84Extreme Greed
- Bitcoin price
- $100,000
- 30-day change
- -5%
March 14, 2024 · Price Rally
Bitcoin All-Time High, $73,800
Bitcoin breaks its 2021 high powered by ETF inflows
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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- Fear & Greed
- 88Extreme Greed
- Bitcoin price
- $73,800
- 30-day change
- -8%
January 10, 2024 · Industry Milestone
Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval
The SEC approves spot Bitcoin ETFs after a decade-long battle
The SEC approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs simultaneously in January 2024, opening the floodgates for institutional capital.
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- Fear & Greed
- 73Greed
- Bitcoin price
- $46,000
- 30-day change
- +5%
November 11, 2022 · Market Crash
FTX Collapse
The implosion that shook crypto to its core
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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- Fear & Greed
- 25Extreme Fear
- Bitcoin price
- $15,800
- 30-day change
- -27%
June 27, 2022 · Market Crash
Three Arrows Capital Liquidation
The hedge fund collapse that exposed crypto's leverage problem
Three Arrows Capital, once managing $10 billion, was liquidated after massive leverage bets went wrong following the Luna crash.
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- Fear & Greed
- 12Extreme Fear
- Bitcoin price
- $19,800
- 30-day change
- -22%
May 12, 2022 · Market Crash
Luna/Terra Crash
The $40 billion algorithmic stablecoin death spiral
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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- Fear & Greed
- 12Extreme Fear
- Bitcoin price
- $27,000
- 30-day change
- -35%
November 10, 2021 · Price Rally
Bitcoin All-Time High, $69,000
The peak of the 2021 bull cycle
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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- Fear & Greed
- 75Greed
- Bitcoin price
- $69,000
- 30-day change
- -18%
September 7, 2021 · Adoption Event
El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin
First nation to make Bitcoin legal tender
El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, triggering global debate about nation-state crypto adoption.
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- Fear & Greed
- 79Extreme Greed
- Bitcoin price
- $46,000
- 30-day change
- -19%
June 21, 2021 · Regulatory Event
China Mining Ban
China's comprehensive crackdown on Bitcoin mining and trading
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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- Fear & Greed
- 23Extreme Fear
- Bitcoin price
- $29,000
- 30-day change
- +18%
March 12, 2020 · Market Crash
COVID-19 Market Crash
The pandemic selloff that tested Bitcoin's "digital gold" thesis
Bitcoin plunged 50% in a single day alongside global markets as COVID-19 lockdowns triggered a liquidity crisis.
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- Fear & Greed
- 14Extreme Fear
- Bitcoin price
- $3,800
- 30-day change
- +85%
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