Bitcoin has plunged from its all-time high of $126,000+ in October 2025 (per Coinbase data) to around $63,000–$64,000 as of early February 2026 a brutal ~50% drop in just a few months (sources: CNBC, The Guardian, Reuters). The entire crypto market has shed roughly $2 trillion in value since that peak, falling from ~$4.38 trillion to much lower levels (CoinGecko via Reuters). This freefall isn't isolated: altcoins, DeFi projects, NFTs, and countless tokens are bleeding alongs