Bitcoin is having a bad year as price tumbles to fresh lows today: Why does crypto keep falling in 2026?
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Bitcoin is having a bad year as price tumbles to fresh lows today: Why does crypto keep falling in 2026?
"As of Wednesday morning, the world's most popular cryptocurrency was trading around $75,000 per coin. That's down more than 10% over the past five days, down 18% over the past month, and down a whopping 34% over the past six months. It's a far cry from October of last year, when Bitcoin's price topped out at nearly $125,000. Values are now roughly where they were in early April 2025, and before that, in November 2024."
"That bump was real, too: Bitcoin returns were down around 12% during Q1 2025, but jumped to nearly 30% during Q2, and then 6.3% in Q3, according to data from Coinglass. The downturn seemingly took hold at some point during Q4, when returns were down 23%. Ethereum, the second-largest crypto on the market, saw a similar trajectory: It saw huge increases (37% during Q2 and 67% during Q3), followed by a big drop in Q4 (down 28%)."
Bitcoin is trading near $75,000 per coin and has fallen more than 10% over five days, 18% over the past month, and 34% over six months. The recent level contrasts with an October peak near $125,000 and sits roughly where prices were in early April 2025 and November 2024. Bitcoin is now lower than when Trump took office in January, effectively giving up the "Trump Bump" gains seen across much of 2025. Returns were down about 12% in Q1 2025, jumped nearly 30% in Q2 and 6.3% in Q3, then dropped 23% in Q4. Ethereum followed a similar pattern, surging in Q2 and Q3 and falling 28% in Q4.
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