Bitcoin gains 46% in Q3 2026 but is still down for the year
The quarter's review: change since June and year to date, Treasury buybacks, ETFs, the Fed and what to watch in Q4.
Crypto
Price and market cap of the leading cryptocurrencies, with the origin of every figure in plain sight. Never a buy or sell recommendation.
Bitcoin slips back to $83,000 as yields and oil climb, yet is up 5.7% since August
Bitcoin as of September 29, 2026: change since August 25, distance from its all-time high and ETF inflows.
Bitcoin falls below $77,000 on CPI and rate-hike bets
Bitcoin's price updated September 21, 2026: tops $85,000, an eight-month high, on ETF inflows and short covering.
Ethereum falls to $2,538 in a broad altcoin pullback
Ethereum's price and market cap, updated on September 13, 2026.
Solana falls to $101.84 in a broad altcoin pullback
Solana price updated September 13, 2026, and the context of ETF inflows.
XRP falls to $1.37 as the CLARITY Act remains in limbo
XRP's price updated September 13, 2026, and the regulatory context of the CLARITY Act.
Dogecoin at $0.088 after a 13.7% weekly gain
Dogecoin's price on September 13, 2026, and the context of returning ETF inflows.
BNB at $688.65 after the Binance Chain ex-employee scandal
BNB's price and market cap, and the context of the ASTEROID memecoin scandal.
Cardano falls to $0.1953 as capital rotates out of altcoins
Cardano's (ADA) price and market cap, and the context of capital rotating out of altcoins.
How to read our crypto analyses
A cryptocurrency's price has no cash flow behind it to anchor it, so it moves mostly on liquidity and risk appetite. Interest rates and the strength of the dollar matter a lot: when money is expensive, the most speculative assets are usually the first to fall. Spot ETF flows, regulatory news and leverage add to that — a cascade of liquidations can move the price more in an hour than a whole week of news.
That is why every analysis in this section separates what is verified in a dated source from a hypothesis attributed to whoever proposes it. If several cryptocurrencies fall on the same day by similar amounts, a broad market move is more likely than something specific to one coin; when we compare, we only use figures from the same source and the same cut-off date.
Volatility is the norm, not the exception: a strong one-month rally does not confirm a trend. The full criteria are on the methodology page and technical terms in the glossary.
Educational notice: the content on this site is analysis based on public data, may be wrong, and is not financial advice. The decision and the risk are always the reader's own.