Bitcoin and Ethereum have experienced significant declines in their return rates as of January 2026, according to data from Coinglass. Bitcoin's return rate has fallen to -10.17%, marking the fifth-lowest level since 2013, and is well below the average return rate of 2.81% and the median of 0.29%. Meanwhile, Ethereum's return rate has dropped to -17.52%, the third-lowest since 2017, significantly underperforming its average return rate of 16.81% and median of 15.9%. These figures highlight a challenging start to the year for the two leading cryptocurrencies.