Bitcoin Prices Plunge To Almost $82,000 As Political Momentum Stalls

Bitcoin prices reached a fresh, 2025 low today.
Bitcoin prices fell sharply on Wednesday, February 26, breaking through the $85,000 level and approaching $82,000 as the political momentum that helped fuel recent gains seemingly started to run out of gas.
The world’s most prominent cryptocurrency declined to as little as $82,111.12 around 3 p.m. EST, according to Coinbase data from TradingView.
At this point, the digital currency had dropped close to 25% from its all-time high of over $108,000 and was trading at its lowest point of this year, additional Coinbase figures from TradingView show.
In the last few months, the digital currency attained fresh, all-time highs on anticipation surrounding the policy changes that could materialize as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump securing reelection and the Republicans taking control of both the House and Senate.
The Republican party had made cryptocurrency part of its platform, and this development ignited substantial optimism in the crypto/blockchain community that the party’s victory would help create regulatory clarity surrounding digital assets.