Crypto market recap: September 2026

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

September 2026 was a strong month for Bitcoin: BTC moved +11.2% in AUD terms (A$108,142 → A$120,273), with Ethereum at +13.7%. Across the 134 major coins in our records that month, 128 finished higher and 6 lower. Sentiment averaged 67/100 on the Fear & Greed Index, ranging from 50 to 78. Bitcoin dominance moved from 59.1% to 58.4%.

Best performers — September 2026

QNT Quant	A$88.82 → A$424	+377.1%
NEAR NEAR Protocol	A$2.66 → A$7.69	+189.1%
RAY Raydium	A$1.15 → A$2.82	+145.2%
NIGHT Midnight	A$0.0258 → A$0.0537	+108.2%
GRASS Grass	A$0.4887 → A$1	+104.9%

Worst performers — September 2026

RAIN Rain	A$0.023 → A$0.0176	−23.4%
SPX SPX6900	A$0.7947 → A$0.6206	−21.9%
CVX Convex Finance	A$3.47 → A$3.09	−11.0%
TRUMP Official Trump	A$3.19 → A$2.91	−8.8%
BDX Beldex	A$0.1105 → A$0.1072	−3.0%

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.