The crypto market went into a tailspin over the 24 hours before a sharp recovery midday Friday as investors begin to wonder how healthy the economy is and if the high valuations for risky assets are justified. Despite being sold as a hedge against inflation and the economy, crypto traded like a growth stock, and that's become a headwind in 2025. As of 2:00 p.m. ET, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is flat over the previous 24 hours, but it earlier fell over 6% and broke below $80,000; Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is off 4% but was down as much as 9.7% at midday; and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) has fallen as much as 12.5% before recovering to a 3.9% loss.