Bitcoin Faces Further Losses Before Rally Restarts, Say Analysts Despite a bounce earlier on Friday, bitcoin may yet see further losses in the near term. Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours. (CoinDesk 20) Updated Jan 22, 2021 at 2:44 p.m. UTC Bitcoin Faces Further Losses Before Rally Restarts, Say Analysts Bitcoin’s shorter-term price woes are likely not over yet, analysts say, with one predicting a further decline to $26,000. The cryptocurrency fell by 13% on Thursday in a spot market sell-off, hitting a low of $28,845 earlier on Friday, the lowest level since Jan. 4. In the hours since, the cryptocurrency has regained some poise to trade back above $31,000.