Bitcoin "died" four times in 2025, but a hidden infrastructure boom proves the skeptics completely wrong

2025 delivered at least four distinct “crypto is dead” episodes: a January AI-induced flash crash, the October tariff liquidation that erased $19 billion in leveraged positions, months of altcoin carnage, and a fourth quarter slump that wiped out the year’s price gains. Mainstream outlets dusted off “crypto winter” language each time. Bitcoin logged more obituaries […]