6293 Why is Bitcoin Crashing? Feb 2026

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Stefan Molyneux

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🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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On this 8 February 2026 Sunday Morning Live, Stefan Molyneux examines Bitcoin's recent swings between January 31st and February 7th, 2026. He points out the drop from about $78,700 down below $60,000, tied to wider market strains and worries about shifts in Federal Reserve policies. Even with some rebounds, the ups and downs continue, showing investor unease and money pulling out of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. He looks at attitudes in the crypto world, especially from those holding long-term, and how younger generations might change investment approaches. Molyneux also weighs in on debates about Bitcoin's real worth against traditional assets, and he considers what might happen next in the market, noting things like liquidity and new regulations that could affect prices.

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0:00.0	It's bouncing back up.
0:02.0	This is Canadian 97-669.
0:07.7	And of course, just over the last month, it's gone from like 132 and changed down to 97.
0:14.7	So, well, that's quite a dip.
0:17.5	That, of course, is quite a dip.
0:19.8	It's not as much of a dip as we've seen in the past, right?
0:24.3	I mean, it's 25% or something like that.
0:27.7	And it's certainly been worse in the past.
0:32.3	So I'll do this little chuggeroo and then we'll go private.
0:35.7	You can do questions and comments, whatever's on your mind,
0:39.6	and we can take it from there. All right. So this is Bitcoin Market Report 31 January to 7th of
0:50.3	February, 26. Sharp volatility, significant decline, followed by a partial recovery.
0:56.6	This is going to be in U.S. dollars.
0:59.9	787 at the close on January 31st to intraday lows near or below 60,000 by February 6,
1:06.0	marking roughly a 50% drop from its all-time high of approximately $126,000 in October 2025,
1:13.7	as are February 7th, 2026 Bitcoin trades in the $69 to $70,000 range, $2,000 above where
1:21.2	teenagers start doing their imaginary juggling.
1:24.9	So there's a broad risk aversion across financial markets as a whole, declines in
1:29.4	technology stocks, and even assets like gold and silver, much to the chagrin of Peter Schiff.
1:36.1	The total cryptocurrency market has also contracted substantially during this period. So January 31st,
1:42.8	Bitcoin closed at about 787 after a 6.5% dropped that day.
1:47.6	This decline aligned closely with President Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve
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