This year, the Fourth of July marks the 249th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), an asset whose ideas are rooted in financial sovereignty, has evolved significantly over the last few Independence Days.
What happened: Between 2020 and 2021, the apex cryptocurrency’s value soared by an impressive 286%. Then came the brutal bear market of 2022, which triggered a 42% decline in Bitcoin’s price.
Since then, the leading coin has been trending only upward. After recovering by 52% in 2023, Bitcoin surged to nearly $57,000 by last year’s Independence Day.
The last quarter of 2024 and the first half of 2025 saw a …