Bitcoin fell below $80,000 on Friday for the first time since November 11, penalized by the reluctance of investors for risky assets in the face of commercial and geopolitical uncertainties.

Around 02:50 GMT, bitcoin, the largest digital currency by value in circulation, plunged 5.5% to 79,627 dollars.

It has plummeted by more than 25% in six weeks since reaching an all-time high of around $109,000 on January 20, the day Donald Trump was inaugurated in the White House.

The Republican tycoon is very supportive of cryptoassets, having affirmed his intention to relax the regulatory framework for digital currencies, and considering the creation of a national bitcoin strategic reserve, which would include the existing assets that the American government holds in this “crypto”.

These prospects had caused bitcoin to surge since his election in November, drawing in his wake a number of other cryptocurrencies.