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Hitmarkets

Bitcoin will suffer a liquidity-driven sell-off (a 'secondary scare') at some point before the end of 2023.

A scored prediction by Benjamin Cowen, made on .

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Hitmarkets

At some point this year I think we will reach a phase where there's not enough liquidity from the altcoin market to sustain bitcoin's valuation in the short term, and we'll get a secondary scare.

Bitcoin will suffer a liquidity-driven sell-off (a 'secondary scare') at some point before the end of 2023.

Made on
2023-06-25
Outcome
Hit
Importance
3 / 5
Effect on score
+2.27

What counted as right

Status
resolved
Settled on
2023-09-11

BTC experiences a peak-to-trough decline of ≥20% at some point during H2 2023 (Jul 1–Dec 31 2023).

Criterion (≥20% peak-to-trough BTC decline during H2 2023) met: mid-July high (~$31.8k) to early/mid-September low (~$24.9k) is ~21.7%. Trough date ~2023-09-11 used as resolution date. The August drawdown was a liquidity/leverage-driven sell-off consistent with the described 'secondary scare.'

Sources

  • Bitcoin: Dubious Speculation

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    Source

Evidence of what happened

  • H2 2023 peak was ~$31,000–$31,800 in mid-July 2023; BTC then fell sharply, with a panic sell-off on 2023-08-17 taking it toward ~$25,000, dipping under $29,000 to start August.

    Evidence

  • BTC slumped to ~$25,370 by 2023-08-31 and probed ~$24,900–$25,000 lows into September 2023. Peak-to-trough (~$31.8k → ~$24.9k) ≈ 21–22% decline within Jul 1–Dec 31 2023, meeting the ≥20% threshold.

    Evidence

Corrections

No public corrections.

Effect on the score

+2.27
How sure they sounded
65%
Outcome
Hit
Importance
3 / 5

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Bitcoin will suffer a liquidity-driven sell-off (a 'seconda…
Methodology version
v1.0.0
Last computed
August 2, 2026
Made on
2023-06-25

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