<div id="readability-page-1"><div>                <div>                                                                                <p>Since November 2025, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) slipped from over $120,000 to touch sub-$59,999 last week. Will this steep drop end, like it always did in past years?</p>  <p>Bitcoin has a 50/50 chance of trading below $50,000 by the end of this year. Predictions markets looked at the recent 6% daily drops and the ~ 14% drop in the last month to set that probability.</p>  <p>The leading cryptocurrency fell due to no major news. Instead, BTC faced selling pressure as other assets increased in attractiveness. Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the economy added 172,000 jobs. That increased the odds of rates staying the same for 2026. Moreover, a bias for a 25 bps rate hike within six months strengthened the US dollar.</p>  <p>Instead of holding Bitcoin on opaque platforms, investors could hold long-term treasury bill ETFS (TLT) (IEF), which pay between 3.9% and 4.6%. </p>  <p>Investors are avoiding cryptocurrency platform stocks, too. Coinbase Global (COIN) attracted an 11.9% short float. Robinhood (HOOD) shares are still trending higher. SoFi (SOFI), a digital bank, offers Bitcoin. Bears are convinced SOFI stock has downside ahead: the short float is 13.7%.</p>  <p>SoFi’s peers include Nu Holdings (NU) and PayPal Holdings (PYPL). Neither company is appealing to conservative investors at this time.</p>                </div>            </div></div>

GBTC

PYPL

<p>Bitcoin dropped from over $120,000 to under $59,999 due to selling pressure and stronger US dollar appeal. With a 50% chance of falling below $50,000 by year-end, investors are shifting toward treasury ETFs yielding 3.9%-4.6%. Crypto platform stocks like Coinbase and SoFi face high short interest as bears predict downside, while conservative investors avoid digital bank peers Nu Holdings and PayPal.</p>

- Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell from over $120,000 to below $59,999 since November 2025, with predictions suggesting a 50/50 chance of dropping below $50,000 by year-end.  
- This decline is attributed to selling pressure as other assets became more appealing, despite the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting 172,000 new jobs and the potential for a rate hike strengthening the US dollar.  
- Investors are moving away from cryptocurrency platforms towards long-term treasury bill ETFs, with stocks of platforms like Coinbase and SoFi facing increased short interest.

Baystreet

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust BTC - ETF

Paypal

NU Holdings

SoFi Tech

Coinbase

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares barclays 20+ Yr Treasury Bd

ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

GraniteShares 2x Short COIN Daily ETF

Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund - ETF

YieldMax Short COIN Option Income Strategy ETF

Roundhill COIN WeeklyPay ETF

iShares Barclays Short Treasury

GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF

Defiance Daily Target 2X Long SOFI ETF

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF

Leverage Shares 2X Long COIN Daily ETF

ISHRS Us Trsry Bd

ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF

CAM BTC

CoinShares Bitcoin ETF

Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF

WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund

VanEck Bitcoin ETF

Franklin Bitcoin ETF

ETC Holdings Ltd. (Guernsey)

BOS HSK BTC

Direxion Daily Crypto Industry Bull2XETF

MBC BTC

Leverage Shares 2X Long PYPL Daily ETF

Direxion Daily SOFI Bull 2X ETF

Proshares Ultra COIN

Leverage Shares 2x Cpd Acclrtd COINMnETF

Direxion Daily COIN Bull 2X ETF

YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF

GraniteShares YieldBOOST COIN ETF

Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF

Robinhood

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