Bitcoin set to slump to new lows for 2026 after recent sell-off, traders forecast

Cnbc · Jun 03, 2026 · 217 words · By Davis Giangiulio

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Bitcoin prices fell to their lowest levels since early April on Tuesday after a decline spurred by crypto treasury company Strategy selling a small amount of its bitcoin holding intensified.

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What happened

Bitcoin prices fell to their lowest levels since early April on Tuesday after a decline spurred by crypto treasury company Strategy selling a small amount of its bitcoin holding intensified.

Why it matters

Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi think the cryptocurrency has more room to fall in its current "crypto winter." There's a nearly 80% chance that the flagship crypto's price will fall below $60,000 in 2026.

Common ground

That would mean bitcoin hitting a new low, tumbling below February's levels.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “after giving it nearly 50% odds as recently as early May [on Kalshi]”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Bitcoin prices fell to their lowest levels since early April on Tuesday”

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While web results mention Bitcoin falling below $70,000 and plunging in June 2026, there is no specific evidence provided that confirms the price hit its 'lowest levels since early April' on a specific Tuesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cryptocurrency is a type of digital asset that uses distributed ledger, or blockchain, technology to enable a secure transaction. Individual coin ownership records are stored in a digital ledger or bl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A cryptocurrency bubble is a phenomenon where the market increasingly considers the going price of cryptocurrency assets to be inflated against their hypothetical value. The history of cryptocurrency …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_bubble

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a digital asset that uses cryptography to control its creation and management rather than relying on central authorities. Originally designed as a medium of exchange, Bitc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bitcoin

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Claim 3: “Traders on Polymarket, meanwhile, see a 12% likelihood bitcoin hits all-time highs in 2026”

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Claim 4: “Bitcoin prices are off more than 45% since their highs of more than $120,000 last October”

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One source explicitly mentions a record high of $126,000 last fall and a subsequent drop of over $1 trillion in value. Another source mentions Bitcoin sinking to its lowest level since October 2024, corroborating the trend of a significant decline from a high peak.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 when an unknown person published a white paper under the p…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

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web search NEUTRAL — Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new kind of money. Find all you need to know and get started with Bitcoin on bitcoin.org.
https://bitcoin.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — The live Bitcoin price today is $61,446.56 USD with a 24-hour trading volume of $38,721,316,105.60 USD. We update our BTC to USD price in real-time.
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/

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Claim 5: “bitcoin was last trading around $66,500”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific last trading price of $66,500.

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Claim 6: “Traders also think there's a 52% chance prices will dip under $50,000 this year [on Kalshi]”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Kalshi traders see a 52% probability of Bitcoin dropping below $50,000 this year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An assassination market is a prediction market where any party can place a bet (using anonymous electronic money and pseudonymous remailers) on the date of death of a given individual. This incentivis…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In his role as the 47th president of the United States (January 20, 2025 – present), Donald Trump granted executive clemency to more than 1,700 individuals as of June 11, 2026, all of whom were charge…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government. Created in 1974, the commission regulates the United States derivatives …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Commodity_Future…

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Claim 7: “Early that month [February], bitcoin dropped as low as $60,062”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Bitcoin and current price tickers, but does not mention a specific drop to $60,062 in early February.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 when an unknown person published a white paper under the p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bitcoin Core is free and open-source software that serves as a bitcoin node (the set of which form the Bitcoin network) and provides a bitcoin wallet which fully verifies payments. It is considered to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin_Core

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Claim 8: “a decline spurred by crypto treasury company Strategy selling a small amount of its bitcoin holding intensified”

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Multiple independent sources (CNBC, and another news report mentioning Michael Saylor's Strategy) confirm that the company Strategy sold a portion of its bitcoin holdings, contributing to price pressure.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Michael Saylor's Strategy sold bitcoin last week for the second time ever as geopolitical uncertainty continues to weigh on the bitcoin price ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/strategy-shares-fall-after-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Bitcoin is heading for its largest weekly loss since November 2022 after Michael Saylor's Strategy sold a portion of its giant holdings for the ...
https://www.facebook.com/financialtimes/posts/bitcoin-is-hea…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... The company is now arguably more a bitcoin holder than a HODLer: Strategy (MSTR), the software company and bitcoin treasury formerly known as ...
https://www.investopedia.com/strategy-sold-some-of-its-bitco…

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Claim 9: “CNBC and Kalshi have a commercial relationship that includes customer acquisition and a minority investment”

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Claim 10: “There's a nearly 80% chance that the flagship crypto's price will fall below $60,000 in 2026 [on Kalshi]”

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Two separate web search results explicitly mention that traders on the prediction market Kalshi see a 'nearly 80% chance' that Bitcoin will fall below $60,000 in 2026.

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Claim 11: “Bitcoin hasn't traded with a four in front of its price since August 2024”

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The evidence provided contains general information about Bitcoin and current prices, but does not specifically confirm or deny the claim regarding the price not trading with a 'four in front' (below $50,000) since August 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bitcoin is an upcoming American biographical thriller film directed by Doug Liman and written by Nick Schenk. It stars Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson, Gal Gadot, Isla Fisher, and Finlay Robertson.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin_(film)

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Claim 12: “Week to date, the cryptocurrency is down nearly 10%”

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Two different sources report a weekly decline of approximately 10% or more (one specifically says 'about 10% over the past week', another says 'fell 16% on the week').

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... More than $1 trillion in value gone in 8 months. What's going on with bitcoin? Jason Young and 18 others.
https://www.facebook.com/cnn/posts/since-hitting-a-record-hi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 2, 2026 ... The price of bitcoin plummeted about 10% over the past week as investors stampeded out of the world's most popular cryptocurrency.
https://abcnews.com/Business/price-bitcoin-plummeted-experts…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Bitcoin on Friday fell as low as $59,099.25, its lowest level since October 2024. The cryptocurrency fell 16% on the week amid a record ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/bitcoin-dismal-week-price-be…

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Claim 13: “They [Kalshi traders] give just a 27% chance that [bitcoin hits six figures] happens in 2026”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a 27% chance of Bitcoin hitting six figures in 2026 on Kalshi.

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