Bitcoin heads for first back-to-back annual decline as ETF flows stall
CoinDesk says Bitcoin is down over 21% in 2026 after falling 6.3% in 2025, needing about $87,500 by year-end to avoid a first consecutive annual loss, while spot crypto ETFs have seen no net inflows in 13 months.
Confirmed
- CoinDesk says Bitcoin is down over 21% in 2026, after falling 6.3% in 2025
- Spot crypto ETFs have seen no net inflows in 13 months
- Cumulative spot crypto ETF net flows are $71.6B, down from a $78.7B peak on Oct 9, 2025
Not yet known
- Whether Bitcoin can reach about $87,500 by year-end to avoid a first consecutive annual loss
- Unconfirmed: whether futures pressure since the Binance hack is causing low trading volume
- Whether buyers buying the dip will halt the decline
- Whether Bitcoin will hold support between $87k and the mid-$70ks
What we know
CoinDesk reports Bitcoin is on track for its first-ever consecutive annual declines. An analyst notes cumulative spot crypto ETF net flows peaked at $78.7B on Oct 9, 2025 and now stand at $71.6B. One trader blames low volume on futures pressure since the Binance hack (unverified). Sentiment is split: one trader closed a BTC short expecting a rebound, while another admits his thesis of support from $87k to the mid-$70ks failed, and a retail trader says he is buying the dip.
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Spot crypto ETF cumulative net flows
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