Bitcoin nears rare two-year losing streak despite a modest daily rebound
Bitcoin remains on course for consecutive annual losses in 2025 and 2026 unless it recovers above its 2026 opening price.
Bitcoin remains on course for consecutive annual losses in 2025 and 2026 unless it recovers above its 2026 opening price. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at ₹69,29,898 ($73,757.00), down 0.2% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief based on reporting by Blockonomi, with live market data added, as of Wed, 11 Nov 2026 23:45:02 UTC.
A second consecutive losing year would end an 18-year run without back-to-back annual declines. The magnitude of the downturn, however, remains substantially smaller than Bitcoin’s losses in 2018 and 2022.
- Bitcoin fell 6.34% in 2025
- Bitcoin is down 15.65% in 2026
- Recovery above $87,500 would avert a second annual loss
- The two-year decline totals about 21%
- Stablecoin contraction complicates Bitcoin’s move despite reserve rebound
- Bitcoin nears rare two-year losing streak despite a modest daily rebound — this brief
Bitcoin is tracking toward its first back-to-back annual losses in 18 years, according to Blockonomi and Decrypt. The asset fell 6.34% in 2025 and remained 15.65% lower in 2026 as of November 10, when it was trading near $73,850. That leaves its 2026 performance below the level required to complete a second consecutive down year.
Blockonomi’s figures put the necessary recovery threshold at the $87,500 opening price for 2026, an 18.5% gain from that starting level. The combined decline across 2025 and 2026 is about 21%. Bitcoin would need to move above that opening level to avoid finishing both years in negative territory.
Both outlets corroborate the core development and the break from an 18-year pattern, but their coverage differs in emphasis. Blockonomi supplies the annual return figures, the $87,500 threshold and historical comparisons; Decrypt says Bitcoin is heading toward consecutive losing years while noting that the data contains some nuance. Neither outlet reports a competing figure that contradicts the others.
The prospective streak would still be comparatively shallow. Bitcoin lost 73.56% in 2018 and 64.27% in 2022, according to Blockonomi, making the roughly 21% two-year decline far smaller than those individual annual contractions. The development concerns the frequency of consecutive losing years rather than a repeat of those much deeper drawdowns.
Live data show Bitcoin at $73,941, up 0.52% over 24 hours but down 7.91% over seven days. Its market capitalization is $1.49 trillion, while the total crypto market is worth $2.52 trillion and is broadly flat; the Fear & Greed Index stands at 29, indicating fear. The key condition to watch is whether Bitcoin can recover above $87,500 before the 2026 period ends.
Since this brief published about 59 minutes ago, Bitcoin (BTC) has moved from ₹69,47,186.18$73,941.00 to ₹69,29,898.31$73,757.00 — -0.25%.
The chart plots BTC's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution; intraday detail builds over the first day). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 BTC ≈ ₹7.33M (about $73,757.00), up 0.0% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 5.8% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
Current prices for the asset in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.
Bitcoin nears rare two-year losing streak despite a modest d — questions & answers
What would prevent Bitcoin from recording consecutive losing years?
Bitcoin would need to recover above its 2026 opening price of $87,500, equivalent to an 18.5% gain from that level.
How large is Bitcoin’s combined two-year decline?
The two-year decrease totals about 21%, combining a 6.34% loss in 2025 with a 15.65% decline in 2026 as of November 10.
How does this streak compare with Bitcoin’s worst annual losses?
The roughly 21% two-year decline is far smaller than the 73.56% loss in 2018 and the 64.27% drop in 2022.
How much is 1 Bitcoin worth in rupee today?
About ₹7.33M at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $73,757.00. The rupee price moves with both BTC's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our Bitcoin in rupee page for any amount.
Has Bitcoin's price moved since this brief was published?
BTC is down 0.25% since this brief first published — trading at ₹69,29,898 ($73,757.00) now versus ₹69,47,186 ($73,941.00) at publication. Token Times re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Blockonomi. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.