Feb 11 • 10:00 UTC 🇲🇽 Mexico El Financiero (ES)

Goodbye to Bitcoin and the Dollar

The dollar and Bitcoin have both seen significant declines in value over the past couple of years, signaling caution toward investing in cryptocurrencies.

Between January 2024 and January 2026, the dollar lost approximately 9 percent of its value against a basket of six currencies, while Bitcoin has seen a dramatic loss of nearly 44 percent since October 2025. On February 9, Bitcoin was priced at $70,364, down from around $124,000 last October, leading to a significant market correction that wiped out approximately $2 trillion in speculative value. This trend emphasizes the vulnerability of cryptocurrencies compared to traditional fiat currencies, especially when evaluated in local currencies such as the Mexican peso or in the DXY basket of currencies, which includes the euro, pound, Swedish krona, yen, Swiss franc, and Canadian dollar.

The article cautions against investing in cryptocurrencies, likening their volatility to small to medium enterprises in Mexico, suggesting that the risk involved in such investments is exceedingly high. This commentary comes amid broader discussions about the stability and reliability of digital currencies versus conventional ones, as investors grow increasingly wary of the risks associated with crypto assets. The implications for potential investors are clear: with the drastic fluctuations in Bitcoin's value, it is wiser to avoid investments in such high-risk assets like cryptocurrencies.

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