The big falls took about a year to reach the low. The climb back to the old top took about 2 to 3 years in all.
Here is every big fall, counted in days from the daily price record.
| Fall | Depth | Days down | Top to top again |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Down 93% | 164 days | 630 days |
| 2013 to 2015 | Down 85% | 406 days | 1,177 days |
| 2017 to 2018 | Down 83% | 364 days | 1,080 days |
| Spring 2021 | Down 53% | 98 days | 189 days |
| 2021 to 2022 | Down 77% | 378 days | 847 days |
| 2025 to now | Down 53% | 267 days to the low so far | Not back yet |
Top to top again means: the first day the price closed above the old top.
Falls of a fifth to a third happened ten more times in this record. Most ended in weeks. The rest took a few months.
Depth is the thing to watch. The deeper the fall, the longer the wait has been.
Past falls all ended. That is a fact of the past.
This table is not a clock for the next fall. One day, a fall may not come back.
What happens after bitcoin crashes?
Days counted from daily closes from blockchain.info, Aug 2010 to Oct 2026, the same record the rainbow chart is fit to. The rainbow chart was first drawn by azop in 2014, on a growth line by trolololo. Blockchain Center made it famous. Facts as of Oct 31, 2026. This is learning, not financial advice.
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