Bitcoin dropped below $90,000, deepening a month-long slide that has erased the cryptocurrency’s gains for 2025. Photograph: Romain Costaseca / Hans Lucas via AFP via Getty ImagesBitcoin dropped below $90,000 (€77,454), deepening a month-long slide that has erased the cryptocurrency’s gains for 2025 and rocked sentiment across the digital-asset world. The largest crypto token fell as much as 2.8 per cent on Tuesday, extending its decline from a record of more than $126,000 set in early October. Options traders are betting on deeper losses, with demand for downside protection at the $85,000 and $80,000 strikes dominating recent flows. The crypto market has struggled to find support after an early-October sell-off triggered more than $19 billion in liquidations and wiped out over $1 trillion in token market value.

Source: The Irish Times November 18, 2025 16:32 UTC