Bitcoin's about to do something it's never done: lose two years in a row. But hey, it's a 'mild' loss.

Bitcoin is on track to close 2025 and 2026 in the red, which would mark the first time in its 18-year history it has posted back-to-back annual losses. While currently trading around $73,850, it needs a significant rally to surpass its 2026 opening price of roughly $87,500 by year's end to avoid this dubious milestone.

Despite the potential for this new pattern, the article is quick to point out that the combined decline of about 21% is far less severe than previous historic crashes of 74% in 2018 and 64% in 2022. It also notes that anyone who bought at the start of 2024 is still sitting on big gains. The core takeaway is a classic in crypto narratives: framing a potential record-breaking negative streak as somehow not that bad, because the numbers could always be worse.