Yahoo Finance analysis indicates that Bitcoin requires the smallest gain to recover its 2026 losses, needing only an 11.4% increase to return to its year-start price of $87,497. In contrast, XRP needs a 32.4% gain. Although XRP and Solana have seen strong rebounds from their August lows, they still require more time to recover due to larger declines at the beginning of the year. Analysts believe Bitcoin is poised to recover first because its gap to the year-start price is the smallest, and institutional demand is the strongest. For the week ending September 4, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $986.9 million, while inflows into Ethereum, Solana, and XRP funds all decreased. However, Federal Reserve interest rate hikes or stronger catalysts for altcoins could alter this outlook.