In simple terms, it’s all about shaking off the impatient investors and handing more coins over to those who are willing to hold. Think of it as a final exam at school. While you may feel like you’re making progress, the real challenge comes when it’s time to face the test. Those who panic are usually the ones who didn’t prepare well, right? Holding BTC is kind of the same. The bear market is the true test.
Now consider another scenario: if a company isn’t doing too well but wants to grow quickly, what should it focus on? It needs to get rid of the underperformers and bring in more motivated people. That’s exactly what BTC has been doing for years whenever it aims for remarkable growth. It’s like going through some necessary struggle to come out stronger.
Those that panic during the bear market are short term investors or those who invest out of FOMO when bitcoin price was at ATH. A long-term investor wouldn't panic because he knows that it's time for him to stack up cheaper coins and hodli.
This is my first bull run, and I am not surprised that the price is dropping gradually as we are already in the bear market. I was expecting it but I don't know when. I am not bothered because I don't have much bitcoin so this is the opportunity to keep my DCA ongoing till the next bull run.
Reminds me of the quote Life is like math, if it's too easy then something is wrong.
Or the saying nothing good comes easy
There's always a challenge and like you said, Bear market are the exams
And everybody can't pass.
I have been off the market for sometime now and recently found out the price and was shocked
Lol we below $90K.
I stopped actively buying Bitcoin when we crossed $100K.
I guess it's time to start accumulating cause below $85K is too discounted.
When there is bullish, expect that the bearish market follows, and vice versa. Therefore, we can't question the market why is the price falling nor when the price is rising, simply because both bearish and bullish market are part of the market cycle, and they come inevitably.
Now, why is bear cycle is important? Because it creates opportunity for potential investors to enter the market and increase the demand for bitcoin supply. When the demand increases, that also makes bitcoin price to accelerate as well, thus pushing bitcoin to reach another heights and settle on its new all time high.
You are right buddy, if not FOMO or short term mindset I don't see reason why people will be panicking during bear market. because if they are actually investing in Bitcoin with long-term mindset and without FOMO I don't see reason for the them to panicking during bear market, rather they are supposed to see this bear market as a buying opportunity to accumulate Bitcoin aggressively and hold instead of panicking, and selling. and the aggressive accumulation of bitcoin should be done within their discretionary income, if they actually want to be aggressive instead of panicking, I don't encourage been aggressive outside one discretionary income, because it can actually lead to panic when money that are made for the person basic needs and for running their daily expenses is been used to accumulate Bitcoin all in the name of trying to be aggressive.
In my opinion, it's important to remember that the cryptocurrency market isn't just Bitcoin, but many other cryptocurrencies as well. I'm willing to admit that Bitcoin's fair price in 2025 is over $100,000. 🙋 However, I'm not at all confident in the fundamental value of XRP, Solana, Ada, and many other coins and tokens. I'm not even talking about meme coins, which by definition have no value. They're just joke assets.🃏
Therefore, in my opinion, a bear market is necessary to purge the cryptocurrency market of "junk" assets. A bear market is also necessary to purge the cryptocurrency market of those traders and investors who don't believe in Bitcoin's potential. For example, Bitcoin is currently being sold primarily by spot ETF holders. These people never truly believed in Bitcoin's bright future. Their actions and behavior are driven solely by speculative considerations. So is it any wonder they're now panic-selling their coins? Especially since modern digital trading mechanisms for "paper" Bitcoin allow for extremely fast transactions! That's why we're seeing such a rapid price decline.⛷️
I think we already experiencing maximum pain level. Btc now at 81k is quite a drastic movement downward from 105k level. I'd hope panic sellers stop panicking as BTC is likely go down further. What could be the next movement of btc you think? Yeah the price is pulling back very fast and lots of report is due to institution are selling, I'd hope they dumping not on a loss.
In crypto, the minimum price rise or price fall that is worth mentioning (and action) is 3-fold. Because we are not able to evaluate assets over- or undervaluation more exactly.
I can say that 100 000 usd/BTC is clearly overvalued at the moment, I can say that 80 000 usd is clearly overvalued at the moment. I can say that 60 000 usd is clearly overvalued at the moment. No significant difference.
May-be some altcoin will provide some buying opportunity... need to look with attention to these.
Every bear market is the same. Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered. Money always move from weak hands to diamond hands. It is the law of physics. Rule of nature. Code of finance. Money feels where it is not safe and looks for safety. Diamond hands provide safety. Weak hands provide anxiety and pain.
Dont get me wrong tho, we might be still at the beginning of the bear market. This thing can easily go below $50k but it will certainly make a comeback and hit 1 million fucking us dollar. I remember the old bear markets, nothing has changed. Blocks are getting mined, network is up and running. Evvrything is fine
You're right mate, bear cycle is also important to Bitcoin just as much as bull season is also important for it, I don't know why some people feel unhappy about bear cycle instead of to be happy for the dip that will allow them to buy more Bitcoin at a low price. Although, I understand that some people wanted to sell but they could not sell because they were waiting for a higher price but instead the price started plunging, not to worry, they can buy more and wait for the next bull cycle. People who are selling during a bear market are only selling to strong hands that needs more Bitcoin on their portfolio.
Smart money sometimes moves in ways we can't imagine, and that's alright.
The market always goes from red to green, but the difference between them may be in years
And BTC is still kicking it strong.
I don't think so. And it hardly matters, even if I think that we can go to $65-70k as well. Market will always follow REAL supply and demand in the long term and every thing else will weed out eventually.
Opportunities/risk/reward are everywhere but it is about how firmly you believe in your investment/project and I don't think there is any match for BTC right now. You will face the same situation in pretty much every shitty coin but most of them will not be able to bounce back stronger. The test is the same, everywhere.
And I think we will go up from there because everybody would want to buy BTC at such a price.. But we will see I don't see any barriers for it not to happen.
Bitcoin loves to surprise us. I'm actually surprised seeing the market suddenly go into bearish, but I won't be surprised anymore if bitcoin price goes even deeper and even fall into $50k. Just like the old times, bitcoin can easily go in dips and this is what we're seeing right now. And yeah, you're right, this is just the beginning, so we must prepare ourselves for bitcoin huge price decline in the next days.
Newbies may be in shock right now and get disappointed with bitcoin, but little did they know that this is a great way for bitcoin to create an impressive comeback that could turn into million from $50k bitcoin price. So let's watch and see how the market recovers then.
Some long term investors do panic but short term investors very quickly panic, some long term investors without emergency funds can sell but not because they panic but because they dont have emergency funds and they need funds for an emergency.
There is no bull run now so I dont know which bull run is your first. Good take the opportunity and increase your bitcoin.
The market has always moved in psychological circles. Those who stay strong against FUD and the declining market will be rewarded. Its difficult but if it helps what I always think is that bitcoin is unlikely to drop to zero even close to that. I always think that in a few years, bitcoin will recover as it always have.
Well one thing is certain during this time though. This recent drop is going to be an excellent opportunity for all those who felt left behind and were complaining about price being high and wished to have bought when it was lower. They can take advantage of the discounts they will start receiving in these days
I love this stock market trading message by Warren Buffet in time like this. Its very on point since we all know that Bitcoin price is always recovering even after a hard fall still many are on panic mode selling their Bitcoin even they are here for many years already.
This shake out is crucial for Bitcoin long term growth since there will more new real holder that will have an opportunity to accumulate Bitcoin at cheaper price.
Hmm. It is somewhat the time when you are being tested, and if you can HODL long enough, you can get rewarded. It can be compared to that. It's not just BTC per se, but the people who are supporting it. We are currently in a very volatile zone, where we could see a very indecisive market.
I actually had losses in the previous trades just these few days due to unexpected events, but if you look at it, we could wait a bit and then get a better price to buy.