Bitcoin Ends Q1 with Worst Results in 8 Years, Losing 22% The world's largest cryptocurrency,



Bitcoin (BTC), just closed the first quarter of 2026 with its most disappointing results in nearly a decade. The price plummeted 22% in just three months, marking its worst first quarter since 2018, amidst a reversal in ETF flows, escalating geopolitical instability, and widespread defensive sentiment in global financial markets. Specifically, Bitcoin ended the first quarter at $66,619, a sharp drop from $87,508 on January 1, 2026. This is the largest quarterly decline since Q1 2018, a period when the crypto market entered its winter cycle and Bitcoin's price once dropped by as much as 50%.
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