Crypto market recap: August 2026

Computed from our daily AUD price records · part of the market today archive

August 2026 was a strong month for Bitcoin: BTC moved +23.7% in AUD terms (A$89,077 → A$110,214), with Ethereum at +32.2%. Across the 134 major coins in our records that month, 116 finished higher and 18 lower. Sentiment averaged 45/100 on the Fear & Greed Index, ranging from 25 to 74. Bitcoin dominance moved from 56.3% to 59.2%.

Best performers — August 2026

PUMP Pump.fun	A$0.003 → A$0.0062	+103.4%
ENA Ethena	A$0.1144 → A$0.2087	+82.5%
ZEC Zcash	A$660 → A$1,201	+81.9%
STX Stacks	A$0.196 → A$0.3505	+78.8%
CVX Convex Finance	A$1.8 → A$3.06	+69.7%

Worst performers — August 2026

STABLE Stable	A$0.0483 → A$0.0383	−20.7%
JTO Jito	A$0.7358 → A$0.6112	−16.9%
SAND The Sandbox	A$0.0609 → A$0.0526	−13.6%
ONDO Ondo	A$0.5414 → A$0.4843	−10.5%
SUN Sun Token	A$0.0254 → A$0.0231	−9.0%

A month is a snapshot, not a verdict — the coins topping this list are frequently the ones at the bottom of another month's. For what actually happened here over the same stretch — regulators, platforms, licensing — see the fortnight in review. For the live picture, today's wrap; for whether moves like these are connected, the correlation study; for what any of it means for your own holdings, the portfolio tracker.

Computed from our own daily AUD price records (powered by CoinGecko). Coins are included where our records cover at least 20 days of the month. Past performance does not indicate future returns. General information only, not financial advice.