The coin was down 2.8% at US$81,919.70 at 9.39am in Singapore, after hitting its lowest level since Nov 11. The move was part of a broad decline in cryptocurrencies: Ether, Solana, and XRP have also plummeted in recent days.

The selloff underscores a swift change of fortunes for digital assets, which boomed after Trump’s election win. Bitcoin hit its all-time high of US$109,241 on Jan 20, the day of Trump’s inauguration, but it has tumbled since then amid worries about the president’s combative stance and broader concerns about the US economy.

Crypto has also come under pressure from a wider shift in risk appetite among investors, who have rolled back Trump trades across a variety of markets. The S&P 500 has declined this week, after tepid US consumer confidence data fuelled questions about the economic outlook.