Bitcoin’s $1T Rout Exposes Fragile Market Structure, Deutsche Bank Says

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Bitcoin’s $1T Rout Exposes Fragile Market Structure, Deutsche Bank Says The bitcoin price drop to $80,000 last week reflected a mix of macro pressure, fading regulatory momentum and thinning liquidity that has tested bitcoin’s maturity. By Will Canny , AI Boost | Edited by Sheldon Reback Nov 24, 2025, 2:58 p.m. Bitcoin’s $1T rout exposes fragile market structure, Deutsche Bank says. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk) What to know : Bitcoin fell to about $80,000 last week, down roughly 35% from its early-October peak, Deutsche Bank said. The bank attributed the decline to risk-off sentiment, hawkish Federal Reserve signals, stalled regulation, institutional outflows and long-term holder profit-taking. These pressures raise questions about whether the crypto's latest drawdown is a brief correction or a deeper reset, the report said. Deutsche Bank (DB) said bitcoin’s BTC $ 85,565.12 slide to about $80,000 on Nov. 21, roughly 35% below its early-October peak, shows how quickly macroeconomic pressures and fragile market structure can erase crypto gains, wiping out nearly $1 trillion in value before the token bounced back toward $87,000. The world's largest cryptocurrency was priced around $86,000 at publication time. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . The bank attributed the drop to a mix of risk-off sentiment, higher-for-longer interest-rate expectations, fading regulatory momentum, weakening institutional flows and profit-taking from long-term holders, arguing that these forces have tested bitcoin’s portfolio role and revived its “Tinkerbell effect,” where sentiment-driven belief underpins valuation. As equities fell on U.S. fiscal concerns, renewed U.S.–China tensions and stretched AI valuations, bitcoin moved more like a high-beta tech stock than a hedge, with correlations to major indexes jumping to stress-era levels, wrote analysts Marion Laboure and Camilla Siazon in the Monday report. The analysts also highlighted hawkish Federal Reserve messaging, despite a rate cut, as a trigger that reinforced bitcoin’s negative sensitivity to shifting rate expectations. Regulatory progress has stalled, the bank noted, with delays to the CLARITY Act eroding optimism over clearer market structure and deeper liquidity. Meanwhile, institutional flows have reversed sharply, with thinning order books amplifying sell-offs and spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows feeding a negative liquidity cycle. Long-term holders have sold heavily as volatility spiked, adding to pressure. The report argued that bitcoin’s long-term maturation remains intact but cautioned that uncertainty, leverage and policy ambiguity continue to magnify drawdowns, even as eventual regulatory clarity and broader institutional adoption could support future phases of the market. Read more: Citigroup Warns of Bitcoin Halving-Season Chill as Prices Sink, ETF Outflows Near $4B Bitcoin News ETFs Interest Rates Deutsche Bank AI Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards . For more information, see CoinDesk's full AI Policy . 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