By Isaac • September 30, 2026 3:10 pm •
Crypto is ending the third quarter with a much broader story than a single Bitcoin price print.
CoinDesk reported that Bitcoin was on track for its strongest quarter since 2024, while Ether was headed for its best quarter since 2021. That pairing matters: Bitcoin remains the market’s anchor, but Ethereum’s stronger relative quarter suggests investors are again willing to move farther out on the crypto risk curve.
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The quarter-end tape also carried signs that institutional attention is spreading into specific businesses and protocols. Ethena said Standard Chartered had initiated research coverage and projected that USDe could grow roughly eightfold over the next two years as decentralized and traditional finance move closer together.
Standard Chartered has
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