Peter Schiff says BTC could post first-ever 2 straight years of annual declines

Bitcoin could post annual declines for two straight years for the first time ever, Euro Pacific Capital CEO and prominent Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff said on X. Schiff said BTC has never posted back-to-back yearly losses in its 18-year history, but closed down 6.34% last year and was down 16.5% so far in 2026. He added that consecutive annual declines would break precedent and argued investors ignore that risk at their own peril. Schiff also said that if BTC falls again next year, it could mark a third straight year of losses.