Bitcoin Drops Below $101K; Ethereum Below $2.5K

June 6, 2025 - 2 min. read

By Yagyesh Jaiswal

The price of Bitcoin dipped on June 6, 2025, to less than $101,000, hitting an intraday low of $100,436 before rising back to just above $104,000. That represents a 1.5% drop day-to-day and over a 4% drop in the week. 

Bitcoin current price at $104,525

Ethereum dropped at a quicker rate, by over 6%, to $2,457 in intraday trade, showing greater volatility in the market.

Ethereum current price at $2,515

Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Upheavals Affect Bitcoin, Ethereum Markets

Declines in cryptocurrency prices are a result of a number of macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions among major players. Recent U.S. employment data revealed that 139,000 new jobs were created in May, improving more than expected but less than April. 

Payroll Employment Grows by 139,000 in May 2025.

The contradictory data are among the factors behind the cautious approach of the investors, especially considering that the world of cryptocurrency has to deal with increasing trade tensions and geopolitical tensions. Of particular interest, Bitcoin has dipped 5.4% in the last two weeks owing to similar causes.

Technical Indicators Suggest Potential for Additional Price Movement

Technical indicators suggest Bitcoin at a crossover. The Bollinger Bands squeeze is one of the indications of a potential breakout. A sudden surge higher than $106,000 can be used as a trigger to a bull run, or else it drops to the $90,000 support level. Ethereum is also probing support levels of importance, and experts are looking at the $2,500 level as a turning point for future price activity.

Bands Tightening Signals Potential Price Breakout.

Investor Sentiment and Market Outlook

Apparently, investor sentiments are risk-averse in the current market scenario. Sensitivity of the cryptocurrency market to macroeconomic factors and worldwide geopolitical events further highlights the necessity for monitoring these. While the market is experiencing this volatility, risk management and diversification for investors are the order of the hour.

The steep decline in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum is a reflection of the prevailing instability within the crypto market. As macroeconomic and geopolitical tensions persist, investors need to remain alert and up-to-date to help navigate past these challenges.

Yagyesh Jaiswal

Yagyesh is a crypto geek and a blockchain educator. Started his crypto journey in 2018...

Yagyesh Jaiswal