Events shown. Search volume peaked in June 2022 (index = 100; Terra, Luna and Celsius collapses) and November 2022 (98; FTX failure). Bitcoin’s monthly close fell to $16,531 in December 2022, then reached an intraday all-time high of $126,198 on October 6, 2025. The February 2026 reading of 59 is the highest since November 2022.
The one number. The navy line sums six Google search phrasings — bitcoin dead, crypto dead, bitcoin is dead, crypto is dead, is bitcoin dead, is crypto dead — from one worldwide Trends query, rescaled so the all-time peak equals 100.
How to read it. Bitcoin price uses the left axis — toggle Linear or Log above. Search volume uses the right axis. The current bitcoin price updates live; search data runs through May 2026.
Sources. Bitcoin: monthly closes from CryptoCompare, current month from CoinGecko. Search: Google Trends (worldwide, monthly) — download the CSV or re-run the query.