Every Major Bitcoin Conference Has Seen Prices Fall in 2025, Will Abu Dhabi Be Different?

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Every Major Bitcoin Conference Has Seen Prices Fall in 2025, Will Abu Dhabi Be Different? Bitcoin enters the Abu Dhabi conference near $92K after a year of sell-the-news dips at major events, raising questions about another potential pullback. By James Van Straten | Edited by Jamie Crawley Dec 8, 2025, 11:35 a.m. BTCUSD 2025 (TradingView) What to know : Bitcoin enters the MENA 2025 conference around $92K, with traders watching for another event-linked correction. All four major bitcoin conferences this year — Las Vegas, Prague, Hong Kong and Amsterdam — coincided with short-term price drops. The bitcoin conference in Abu Dhabi arrives this week with bitcoin over $92,000, raising the possibility of another sell the news move. As the Bitcoin MENA 2025 conference kicks off in Abu Dhabi with bitcoin BTC $ 91,913.87 at roughly $92,000, investors are asking whether the event will trigger another price pullback. In recent years, major bitcoin conferences have developed a reputation for aligning with short term market weakness, as traders use the increased attention as exit liquidity while retail participation picks up. 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 . Since Sunday's futures open, the price has already jumped above $92,000 on Monday, but the question remains whether this strength will hold or simply mark the start of another conference related correction. CoinDesk has previously highlighted that bitcoin conferences have often been a net negative for price , with a clear pattern of sell the news behavior from 2019 through 2024. In 2025, the pattern has continued across all four major bitcoin conferences so far. The first event took place in Las Vegas in late May. Bitcoin climbed to around $110,000 just as the conference began, but by the end of the event the price had fallen to nearly $103,000. In mid June, Bitcoin Prague showed a similar setup. The price was firm at the start near $108,000, then slipped below $100,000 during the conference, marking a correction of about 10%. Aug. 28-29, brought the Hong Kong conference, where bitcoin moved from roughly $113,000 to $107,000, a 5% decline and a local low. Last month, BTC Amsterdam delivered the sharpest correction of the year, falling about 12% from $107,000 to $95,000. 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