Bitcoin Holders Lock In $2 Billion of Losses as the $73,000 Floor Comes Into View

By Isaac • November 6, 2026 7:11 pm •

Bitcoin’s latest selloff is no longer showing up only as a red number on a price screen. It is now being written into the blockchain as holders move coins at a loss.

Bitcoin investors realized more than $2 billion in losses over the past three days, according to a new analysis summarized by CryptoSlate. Daily realized losses ran between $657 million and $703 million, while weekly net realized profit and loss fell to negative $191 million.

That distinction matters. An unrealized loss exists on paper when an asset trades below its purchase price.

A realized loss means the holder actually moved or sold the coin below its cost basis. Some investors have stopped watching the decline