#BitcoinGoogleSearchesSurge

$BITCOIN search volume hit a 12-month high during the first week of February as the price tumbled from $81,500 to $60,000, signaling a return of retail attention during the sell-off .

More notably, fear-based queries are spiking. Searches for "Bitcoin going to zero" and "比特币归零" (Bitcoin zero) reached all-time highs in mid-February, coinciding with the asset trading 50% below its all-time high and the Crypto Fear & Greed Index plunging to "Extreme Fear" levels .

However, the trend is mixed.Buy $BITCOIN searches simultaneously hit a five-year peak, and queries for "What is Bitcoin" reached an all-time high, suggesting a new wave of curious investors may be entering the market at lower price levels .

Analysts note that historically, such peaks in pessimistic search terms have coincided with market bottoms, sparking debate on whether a cycle low is near .