Bitcoin heads for its worst Q4 since 2018 as traders see further fatigue

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Affected assets and topics

BITCOIN

Why it matters

Bitcoin is experiencing its worst Q4 since 2018, with a 22% decline, indicating a weak year-end period for the cryptocurrency.

Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 79% How confidence is read Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 79% confidence.

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source CoinDesk
Claim Bitcoin heads for its worst Q4 since 2018 as traders see further fatigue
AI inference Bearish · 79%
Generated 2025-12-23 05:06

AI provenance

Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
Technical identifiers
Provider tag
groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
Analysis version
groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
Article id
25556

Original source

Data from CoinGlass shows bitcoin is down more than 22% so far in the fourth quarter, making 2025 one of the weakest year-end periods outside of major bear markets.

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Original article published by CoinDesk on December 23, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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