Crypto market recap: January 2026

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

January 2026 was a rough month for Bitcoin: BTC moved −7.9% in AUD terms (A$131,128 → A$120,821), with Ethereum at −12.7%. Across the 134 major coins in our records that month, 62 finished higher and 72 lower.

Best performers — January 2026

AXS Axie Infinity	A$1.21 → A$2.97	+146.0%
STABLE Stable	A$0.0208 → A$0.0362	+74.3%
VVV Venice Token	A$2.46 → A$3.9	+58.8%
KITE Kite	A$0.1343 → A$0.2016	+50.1%
ZRO LayerZero	A$1.84 → A$2.73	+48.6%

Worst performers — January 2026

NIGHT Midnight	A$0.1332 → A$0.0728	−45.3%
ZEC Zcash	A$768 → A$488	−36.5%
LIT Lighter	A$3.72 → A$2.47	−33.7%
XPL Plasma	A$0.2428 → A$0.177	−27.1%
XDC XDC Network	A$0.0763 → A$0.0558	−26.8%

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.