Crypto Market Review (Q4 2026)
Bitwise's October 2026 market review reports that its 10 Large Cap Crypto Index gained 46.39% in Q3 2026, with every one of its ten holdings up double digits.
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What it says
Figures as stated by Bitwise, Oct 8, 2026- Bitwise says spot bitcoin ETFs drew roughly $6 billion in Q3 2026, with $3.5 billion of that arriving in August, turning year-to-date net flows positive again.Bitwise
- Bitwise reports tokenized stocks grew 65.5% to a record close to $3.2 billion, as Robinhood, Coinbase and other firms joined the market.Bitwise
- Bitwise finds that open positions on decentralized perpetual futures venues reached a record near $26 billion, increasingly linked to stocks, commodities, currencies and pre-IPO shares.Bitwise
- According to Bitwise, prices, onchain activity and ETF flows had all been declining three months earlier, before most of its tracked indicators turned up.Bitwise
- Bitwise says the full report contains 67 charts and tables on performance, onchain data, tokenized stocks, crypto equities, ETP flows, portfolio building and adoption.Bitwise
The ETFIQ take
ETFIQ data to Oct 21, 2026 · 50 spot crypto ETFs on Oct 21, 2026Bitwise reports its index of the 10 largest crypto assets rose 46.39% in Q3 2026. On Oct 21, 2026, 40 of 50 spot crypto ETFs ETFIQ can measure finished within a point of the coin they hold, across 11 coins.
Related ETFs
The largest crypto ETFs ETFIQ covers, by net assetsIBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETF · Difference against Bitcoin, in percentage points, Oct 21, 2026−0.1 ptsFBTCFidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund · Difference against Bitcoin, in percentage points, Oct 21, 2026−0.2 ptsGBTCGrayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF · Difference against Bitcoin, in percentage points, Oct 21, 2026−1.1 ptsETHAiShares Ethereum Trust ETF · Difference against Ether, in percentage points, Oct 21, 2026−0.2 ptsBTCGrayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF · Difference against Bitcoin, in percentage points, Oct 21, 20260.0 ptsBITBBitwise Bitcoin ETF · Difference against Bitcoin, in percentage points, Oct 21, 2026−0.2 pts
Each figure is the one its fund’s page states, with that page’s date. All 69 crypto ETFs →
Questions people ask
What does the Bitwise paper conclude?
Bitwise's October 2026 market review reports that its 10 Large Cap Crypto Index gained 46.39% in Q3 2026, with every one of its ten holdings up double digits. The paper’s own words are at the link above.
What does ETFIQ’s data show on the same question?
On Oct 21, 2026, 40 of 50 spot crypto ETFs ETFIQ can measure finished within a point of the coin they hold, across 11 coins. ETFIQ states both figures and does not reconcile them.
What is a spot crypto ETF?
A fund that holds a coin such as bitcoin directly, through a custodian, and is priced on its coin’s value less its costs. More on this →
Where can I read “Crypto Market Review (Q4 2026)”?
On Bitwise’s own site. ETFIQ summarizes the paper and does not host it. Bitwise’s page ↗
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