Bitcoin closed 2025 with a 6.2% annual loss, lagging gold's 62% gain and S&P 500's 16% rise. On-chain metrics signal a potential bottom in 2026, while experts like Tether advisor Bo Hines call shorting BTC foolish amid regulatory and Fed catalysts. Bitcoin underperformed major assets in 2025 with a 6.2% loss versus gold at 62% [...]