- Cointelegraph said the price of Bitcoin fell by $2,000 after Jim Cramer said, “Just go buy Bitcoin.”
- It also said about $1.3 billion in forced liquidations of positions occurred across the broader crypto derivatives market over the past 24 hours.
- It said no direct causal link has been confirmed between Cramer’s comments and the drop in Bitcoin’s price.
Bitcoin Drops $2,000 After Jim Cramer Says ‘Just Go Buy Bitcoin’
Bitcoin fell about $2,000 after CNBC host Jim Cramer recommended buying the token.
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Aug 22, 2026 at 11:29 AM UTC · 1 Min. Lesezeit
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Bitcoin fell about $2,000 after CNBC host Jim Cramer recommended buying the token.
Cointelegraph, a cryptocurrency news outlet, wrote on X on August 22 that Bitcoin dropped $2,000 after Cramer said, “Just go buy Bitcoin.”
The broader crypto market also saw heavy liquidations over the same period. About $1.3 billion of positions were liquidated across the global crypto derivatives market in the past 24 hours.
Still, no direct causal link has been confirmed between Cramer’s comments and Bitcoin’s decline.
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