How many dreams of financial freedom has crypto killed in 5 years? 2021 → 2026: BTC: $67,153 → $66,000 ETH: $4,800 → $1,900 SOL: $260 → $75 DOGE: $0.72 → $0.07 ADA: $3.00 → $0.18 LTC: $370 → $45 AVAX: $140 → $6 The scariest part is— 5 years later, BTC is almost back to its old price. But those altcoins you thought were a "buy the dip" opportunity back then: -60% -70% -90% Even -95% or more. In 2021, everyone was saying: "The next cycle will definitely come back." "The bull market is just delayed." "Alt season hasn’t started yet." But after waiting a full 5 years, BTC is still alive, while the all-time highs of many altcoins are forever stuck in 2021. This is the harshest lesson in crypto: A coin that’s down 90% doesn’t mean it’s cheap. It can still drop another 90%. And "previous all-time highs" are never a guarantee it will return there. Crypto didn’t just kill portfolios. It killed 5 years of dreams.