##  [# How Bitcoin’s Latest Plunge Compares To Other Sell-Offs](/sections/bitcoin-crypto/how-bitcoins-latest-plunge-compares-other-sell-offs) 

 

# How Bitcoin’s Latest Plunge Compares To Other Sell-Offs

 

 

The 40%+ drawdown in bitcoin since its peak in April is significant, but nowhere near as large as some of the corrections of years past.



 

 

 

 

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 May 21, 2021

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The 40%+ drawdown in bitcoin since its peak in April is significant, but nowhere near as large as some of the corrections of years past.

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