Bitcoin Price Trends at Major 2025 Conferences: Will Abu Dhabi Break the Pattern?
Bitcoin was trading around $92,000 as the MENA 2025 conference began in Abu Dhabi. This event has drawn attention from market watchers to see if it will follow the established 2025 pattern of price declines coinciding with major Bitcoin conferences or diverge from it.
Earlier in 2025, all four major Bitcoin conferences — Las Vegas, Prague, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam — saw short-term price drops. At the Las Vegas event in May, prices started near $110,000 but ended close to $103,000. The Prague conference in June began around $108,000 but slipped below $100,000 during the event, marking an approximately 10% decrease. During Hong Kong's late August conference (August 28–29), the price declined about 5%, moving from roughly $113,000 to $107,000. The Amsterdam conference in September saw an even sharper fall of about 12%, from $107,000 to $95,000.
This recurring trend has been described as a 'sell the news' phenomenon, where increasing media attention and retail participation lead to exit liquidity being tapped. This pattern was observed consistently from 2019 through 2024 and has recurred across the major conferences in 2025.
At Abu Dhabi, after the Sunday futures opened, the Bitcoin price rose above $92,000, but the sustainability of this strength remains uncertain as market participants watch closely to see whether the event will break the downward trend or reinforce it.
