"Bitcoin to Zero": 1.5 Million Panic Searches in 24 Hours as $500 Billion Vanishes
By Shakeel Ahmed — AI Growth Lab In the past 24 hours, more than 1.5 million people have searched Google for some variation of "Bitcoin to zero." In short: More than 1.5 million people searched for "Bitcoin to zero" in 24 hours, with search interest up 450% overnight — the sharpest fear spike since the FTX collapse. The panic follows roughly $500 billion in crypto market value disappearing in a single week, with Bitcoin down 35% from its $126,080 peak to $81,500. Historically, such panic spikes have marked cyclical bottoms, and media outlets have declared Bitcoin dead over 400 times, each followed by recovery to new highs. Search interest is up 450% overnight — the sharpest fear spike since the collapse of FTX. The trigger is straightforward: roughly $500 billion in crypto market value has disappeared in a single week. What is less straightforward — and far more important — is what this kind of panic has meant, historically, for Bitcoin's price. The Scale ...