Bitcoin Google search interest hits 12‑month high as BTC price whipsaws between $60K and $81.5K
Google Trends data shows global searches for "Bitcoin" jumping to a score of 100 in the week starting Feb. 1, marking a 12‑month high as BTC briefly slid to around $60,000 before rebounding. Bitcoin fell from about $81,500 to roughly $60,000 within five days and later recovered to $70,740, prompting Bitwise's André Dragosch to say that retail traders are returning, even as sentiment gauges signal extreme fear.