The Last Time Bitcoin Sentiment Was This Bad Was 2022, But There Was A Silver Lining

Bitcoin’s market sentiment has crashed by a large margin since hitting a new all-time high of $126,000 back in 2025. This drop in sentiment reflects how the broader cryptocurrency market has performed and how investors are now responding to the crypto market. The sentiment being this bad also carries some major implications for the Bitcoin price, especially since the sentiment is at its worst it’s ever been in over three years.

Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Crashes To 9

The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index is an index that takes into account a number of factors across the crypto market and then creates an aggregate score to represent investor sentiment. This index goes from 1-100, representing sentiment from Extreme Greed to Extreme Fear.

At each end of the spectrum, it shows whether investors are currently bullish or bearish on Bitcoin and the entire market. Naturally, Extreme Greed points to a time of peak bullishness and Extreme Fear points to a time of extreme bearishness; both serve their purpose to show how investors are moving.

Currently, the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index is sitting at a score of 9, according to alternative.me, which is a state of Extreme Fear. The interesting thing about this score is the fact that the index has not been this low since 2022. This means that the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index just hit a new 3.5-year low.

One major difference between the 2022 low and now is the fact that it was driven by notable events in the crypto industry. The most popular of these was the crash of the FTX crypto exchange, in which the resulting fallout sent the Bitcoin price below $17,000.

Why This Could Be Good For The Market

While periods of Extreme Fear often signify that there is a lot of bearishness among investors, these have historically been levels where the market has marked a bottom. This was the case back in 2022 following the FTX crash when the Bitcoin price reached its bottom. Over the next few months, the cryptocurrency’s price would begin to recover again.

The same trend played out back in 2019 as well, when the market entered a period of Extreme Fear. But as always, the bottom was marked at this level, and the Bitcoin price went on to rally to new all-time highs. Going by these past performances, the current fear dominating the market could suggest that a bottom is close.