Crypto turbulence in 2025 explained: A practical guide to navigating market volatility

About this episode

This episode discusses the recent downturn in the crypto markets and its macroeconomic implications.

The crypto markets have been battered over the past several weeks with Bitcoin sinking from six-figure highs to the low-$80Ks, more than a trillion dollars wiped from crypto’s total market cap and record ETF outflows shaking investor sentiment. Unlike previous drawdowns triggered by blow-ups or bad actors, this downturn is different: It’s macro-driven, liquidity-driven and deeply tied to broader global markets. In this episode of Byte-Sized Insight we hear from the author of “Crypto is Macro...

People in this episode

Host: Сointelegraph

Guest: author

Topics covered

• crypto markets
• market volatility
• Bitcoin
• macro-driven downturn
• liquidity
• global markets

Keywords

• crypto turbulence
• market volatility
• Bitcoin
• ETF outflows
• macro-driven
• liquidity
• global markets

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Organizations: Cointelegraph

Products: Bitcoin

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