It was a broadly positive week for crypto. Bitcoin rose 5.5% over the seven days to September 27, 2026 and traded at $84,945 when this wrap was compiled. 45 of the 50 largest coins finished higher, and the median move was +13.7%.
The week in numbers
- Total crypto market value: $2.91 trillion (+6.2% since our last wrap on September 20)
- 24-hour trading volume: $58.7 billion
- Bitcoin dominance: 58.6% (down from 59.0%); Ether holds 11.4%
- Bitcoin: $84,945, +5.5% on the week, +6.8% over 30 days
- Ether: $2,709, +5.0% on the week, +7.7% over 30 days
Bitcoin: a 8.2% range
Bitcoin’s high for the week was $87,158 on Wednesday, September 23, and its low was $80,532 on Sunday, September 20. The high came after the low, so the larger move inside the week was upward. At $84,945, the price sits in the upper third of that range and 32.6% below its all-time high.
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Ether and the ETH/BTC ratio
Ether underperformed Bitcoin by 0.5 percentage points. One ETH now buys 0.03189 BTC, against 0.03203 at our last wrap. The ratio is a quick read on appetite for risk beyond Bitcoin: it tends to rise when money moves into smaller assets and fall when it retreats to Bitcoin.
Market breadth
35 of the other 49 large coins beat Bitcoin this week. Bitcoin lagged most of the market, a sign that traders favoured smaller assets this week.
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Biggest gainers in the top 50
| Coin | Price | 7 days | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quant (QNT) | $160.58 | +152.8% | +158.0% |
| Sui (SUI) | $1.25 | +52.4% | +64.5% |
| NEAR Protocol (NEAR) | $5.24 | +42.1% | +181.6% |
| Worldcoin (WLD) | $0.5741 | +37.4% | +44.3% |
| Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | $335.88 | +36.5% | +30.2% |
Quant led with +152.8%. It is also +158.0% over 30 days, so the move extends an existing trend.
Biggest losers in the top 50
| Coin | Price | 7 days | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| MemeCore (M) | $1.19 | -22.8% | +12.6% |
| TRON (TRX) | $0.3338 | -3.6% | -2.2% |
| Tether Gold (XAUT) | $4,279 | -2.1% | -7.0% |
| PAX Gold (PAXG) | $4,277 | -1.9% | -7.2% |
| World Liberty Financial (WLFI) | $0.05784 | -0.8% | -0.9% |
MemeCore was the weakest at -22.8%, though it remains +12.6% over 30 days.
Where the trading was
Turnover compares 24-hour trading volume with market value. A high figure means unusually heavy trading for the size of the coin.
| Coin | 24h volume | Turnover | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldcoin (WLD) | $802 million | 37.6% | +37.4% |
| Quant (QNT) | $549 million | 28.3% | +152.8% |
| Arbitrum (ARB) | $343 million | 22.7% | +7.1% |
| Sui (SUI) | $1.0 billion | 20.3% | +52.4% |
| NEAR Protocol (NEAR) | $1.3 billion | 19.3% | +42.1% |
The ten largest coins against their record highs
| Coin | Market value | 7 days | Below all-time high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $1.71 trillion | +5.5% | 32.6% |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $330.7 billion | +5.0% | 45.3% |
| BNB (BNB) | $103.8 billion | +3.8% | 43.1% |
| XRP (XRP) | $96.2 billion | +11.2% | 58.0% |
| Solana (SOL) | $72.3 billion | +13.7% | 58.1% |
| TRON (TRX) | $31.7 billion | -3.6% | 22.6% |
| Zcash (ZEC) | $27.9 billion | +14.4% | 48.3% |
| Hyperliquid (HYPE) | $23.2 billion | +1.5% | 5.8% |
| Dogecoin (DOGE) | $16.8 billion | +14.9% | 86.7% |
| Chainlink (LINK) | $10.6 billion | +17.5% | 73.1% |
Of the ten, Hyperliquid is closest to its record, 5.8% below it. Dogecoin is furthest, 86.7% below.
Stories we covered this week
- ONDO Jumps 26.73% as BlackRock-Built Token Portfolios Launch
- Researchers Publish Shielded Bitcoin Plan for Zcash-Style Privacy
- CFTC allows tokenized funds and on-chain records, not Bitcoin
- Bitget Hack: $157M in Stolen XRP Cannot Be Frozen
- Crypto Market Today: Bitcoin Steady Near $84.0K as Ethena Jumps 15%
- BlackRock’s IBIT Buys 1.97K BTC as ETF Inflows Hit Six Sessions
Live prices for the top 50 coins are on our Markets page.
How this wrap is made
Every figure here was calculated by CoinPulseHQ from CoinGecko market data recorded on September 27, 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Stablecoins and wrapped or staked versions of other coins are left out of the rankings. Weekly changes compare with the price seven days earlier. This wrap is generated from data and describes what prices did, not what they will do. It is not financial advice.
More weeks: see every edition on the weekly crypto market wrap page.
