In the last few weeks, Bitcoin has steadily taken a fall with a value once surpassing $126 296 declining to USD87 390 at an over 30% decline.
Bitcoin – once thought infallible in the cryptoworld, is now beginning to attract skepticism for investors. While not an indictment of blockchains or cryptocurrencies, it serves a stark reminder that nothing is too big to fail.
In this article, we’ll explore the reasons behind the current decline of Bitcoin, and what the alternatives are.
The Last Few Weeks in Review
On October 6 2025, Bitcoin reached its zenith in terms of value with valuation USD126 296. This was the highest Bitcoin ever traded…and then it crashed.
Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive founder of Bitcoin’s own personal Bitcoin shrunk to USD96.129 billion losing USD42.79 billion of his fortune. It was estimated before that if Forbes counted anonymous figures like Nakamoto, he’d be high up among the list of the world’s richest people. At present, he now would rank number 20, below Bill Gates and above Fracoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family.
In addition, Bitcoin has shed almost USD800 billion since October, leading towards its worst month since 2022.
Mitigating Factors
The are several contributing reasons for Bitcoin’s slump, which unfortunately could have been predicted by market watchers with keen eyes.
The first factor is macroeconomic factors – US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts are dragging down speculative assets like Bitcoin. Cryptocurrencies are traded usually as high-risk tech assets, and when traditional risk assets like tech and AI stocks are weak, speculative cryptocurrencies tend to under-perform.
Volatility is also a huge factor – thinner order books after the flash crash in October related to the renewed trade war concerns between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China. This has led to think liquidity.
There is also an increase in consumers favouring stablecoins, especially in developing regions. This is logical, as stablecoins are backed by assets that have established monetary values like fiat currencies or rare precious materials.
The result? Increased ETF outflows such as on a single day in November when net outflows exceeded USD900 million, forcing funds to sell Bitcoin to meet redemption. Short-term traders and long-term investors are selling into any bounce attempt and locking in profits after significant gains respectively, thus creating a bearish sentiment.
There’s also another huge factor though.
Day Zero
Quantum Computing is advancing rapidly. Presently, more and more of the available Bitcoin is susceptible to quantum computer attacks, last at 25% earlier this year.
The moment a Quantum Computer can solve an algorithm known as Shor’s Algorithm in under 10 minutes, all Bitcoin and the entire network will be vulnerable to intrusion.
Community maintainers are already scrambling to work out a solution – should they freeze all operation on the Day Zero when Bitcoin is entirely vulnerable to quantum computers, or should they fork the project? Or both?
The Elpis
Much like the myth of Pandora in Greek mythology of old where all the evils were released from a jar, hope remained behind to comfort humanity.
NIST has released it’s finalists last year for Post-Quantum Cryptography algorithms. Stablecoins are an option…and that’s what we’re doing.
With our blockchain and cryptocurrency, we already have built-in Post-Quantum Cryptography based on the NIST standard along with plans to peg our token to gold after launching in a phased approach.
This could result in a stable medium worldwide, especially in developing countries, which simultaneously being future-proof against quantum attacks.
Could this be our cornucopia of the crypto world? Time will tell, but the probability is high.
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