Bitcoin Falls Below $90000 For The First Time Since April As Crypto Market Decline Deepens
Bitcoin Falls under $90000 late on Monday for the first time since April, extending a month long downturn that has wiped out all gains made in 2025 and raised fresh concerns among traders who warn the leading cryptocurrency could fall as low as 80000.
The flagship digital asset dropped to an intraday low of 89426 on Monday night. It continued to hover just below the 90000 mark on Tuesday morning, leaving it more than 5.3 percent lower over the past 24 hours.
The renewed slump marks Bitcoin’s steepest sustained decline since April, when its price briefly slid under 75000 following President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping new tariffs at the so called Liberation Day event.
Market Fears Fuel the Selloff
Analysts say the latest correction is being driven by broader economic unease, most notably over speculation that the Federal Reserve may slow or halt additional interest rate cuts expected in December. That concern has rattled risk assets across global markets, with cryptocurrencies among the hardest hit.
Bitcoin’s losses have rippled across the wider crypto ecosystem. Ether, the second largest cryptocurrency by market value, has fallen below 3000, down more than 5.6 percent in the past day. Other major tokens including XRP, BNB and Solana’s SOL have also dropped between 3 and 4 percent over the same period. Even Dogecoin, the largest memecoin in circulation, has fallen more than 3.8 percent.
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What Traders Expect Next
Market sentiment appears increasingly bearish. According to data from Deribit, the crypto options exchange owned by Coinbase, traders are buying more protective options contracts that would pay out if Bitcoin falls to 85000 or even 80000. This suggests that many investors believe the current selloff has not yet reached its bottom.
Bloomberg reported that demand for these downside hedges has risen significantly over the past several sessions, reinforcing the expectation of continued turbulence ahead.
With Bitcoin now at its weakest point in months and economic uncertainty rising worldwide, all eyes are on whether the leading cryptocurrency can hold above the 85000 support range or whether a deeper decline is on the horizon.
