Bitcoin Price Drops to $87K in a Rapid Crash: What Sparked the Sell-Off?

Bitcoin price fell sharply to below $87,000 on Monday, signaling a rocky beginning to December. After briefly testing the $92,800 level last week, Bitcoin now faces a significant decline, with a $5,000 drop in just a few hours. 

This is the liquidation of a significant tumble in crypto markets with Ethereum and the majority of altcoins falling between 5-10%. Overall, over 200 billion was erased out of the crypto market, causing panic and doubt among investors.

🚨 MARKET SHOCK: Bitcoin has plunged below $90K, hitting lows of $87K in a sudden flash crash.

The total crypto market cap has slipped under $3T, wiping out $130B in just 2 hours.

In the last 60 minutes alone, $204M in positions were liquidated — with a massive $202.9M from… pic.twitter.com/vCyNwVDwaz

— Crypto Patel (@CryptoPatel) December 1, 2025

Why is Bitcoin Price Falling Today?

Multiple factors are contributing to Bitcoin’s current slide. The recent increase in the long-term bond yield in Japan has led to unwinding of the Yen carry trades, which has exerted pressure on the global markets.

The sell-off is also being fuelled by the liquidations of over 500 million in long positions. Moreover, the market is nervous before some important economic data, such as the US ISM Manufacturing PMI report and the Federal Reserve officials’ speeches.

The increasing selling pressure is also creating problems with the stability of Tether, further pressurizing prices.

Besides this, big institutions such as Binance, Wintermute, and BlackRock have been selling big volumes of Bitcoin, with more than 2.5 billion in Bitcoin sold in under a few hours. This has raised some suspicion of insider manipulation among many people in the market.

Bitcoin continues to register massive losses, even though there was a slight recovery in the Crypto Market Fear & Greed Index between 11 and 24. This is unfolding to be the worst December in four years of the leading cryptocurrency on its part with a -4.85% month-to-month return.

The emergency meeting of the Federal Reserve is awaiting signals by investors to find out whether there is any chance of recovery of the market.

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs See Significant Monthly Outflows

In November, the U.S. saw massive losses of spot Bitcoin ETFs of 3.48 billion in net outflows.

Equally, this is the first month that the spot Ether ETFs experienced the highest outflows, amounting to 1.42 billion out of funds. This is an indication of more volatility and investor uncertainty that has been experienced in the cryptocurrency market.

Will Bitcoin Price Rebound or Continue to Fall?

As of the reporting, the BTC price crashed to $86,555. This drop follows a failed attempt to break above $90,000. 

The bearish trend might push the Bitcoin price to the support of $80,000 in case the trend continues. An additional drop might lead to the price being near the figure of $75,000.

In case of continued selling pressure, BTC can go even lower, possibly to $70,000. Nonetheless, with the recovery of the bullish momentum, Bitcoin might recover. The price can go back to test the resistance of $90,000 yet again. Looking ahead, Bitcoin future outlook could see a rally back toward $95,000 or even $100,000. 

The MACD exhibits downward trends, and the RSI is close to being oversold at 30, which indicates that the price could be reversed.