Key Takeaways
- • Bitcoin closed down 3% for the week as of October 13, 2026, and is down approximately 5% year-to-date, sitting about 33% below its October 2025 record high, according to ETF Database.
- • Ether fell 7% over the same week and is down roughly 16% year-to-date, trading about 48% below its August 2025 record close.
- • XRP declined 9% for the week, is down approximately 26% year-to-date, and sits about 62% below its October 2025 record high.
- • Bitcoin holds the lead on a relative-performance index of the three assets since November 9, 2017, though all three have held the top spot at various points.
Summary
ETF Database's weekly update tracks Bitcoin, Ether and XRP, three large cryptocurrencies by market share, and reports that all three closed lower for the week ending October 13, 2026. Bitcoin's 3% weekly decline came despite what the publication describes as a broader rebound, and the asset remains about 5% below its level at the start of the year. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market share and the newest of the three assets, fell 7% on the week and is down roughly 16% year-to-date. XRP, owned by Ripple and launched in 2012, posted the steepest weekly loss at 9% and is down approximately 26% year-to-date.
The publication frames Bitcoin as a high-risk but increasingly resilient asset, citing product innovation as a factor in managing its volatility. Spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved by the SEC on January 10, 2024, with issuers including Grayscale, iShares, Fidelity, ARK 21Shares, Bitwise and Coinshares. Spot Ether ETFs launched on July 23, 2024, from issuers including Grayscale, Franklin, Bitwise, iShares and Fidelity.
ETF Database's index comparing the three assets since November 9, 2017, uses a logarithmic scale to show relative percentage changes rather than absolute price moves. Bitcoin currently leads on that measure. The figures cited are as of October 13, 2026, and are drawn from the publication's weekly tracking; the piece does not provide absolute price levels for the period.
The publication frames Bitcoin as a high-risk but increasingly resilient asset, citing product innovation as a factor in managing its volatility. Spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved by the SEC on January 10, 2024, with issuers including Grayscale, iShares, Fidelity, ARK 21Shares, Bitwise and Coinshares. Spot Ether ETFs launched on July 23, 2024, from issuers including Grayscale, Franklin, Bitwise, iShares and Fidelity.
ETF Database's index comparing the three assets since November 9, 2017, uses a logarithmic scale to show relative percentage changes rather than absolute price moves. Bitcoin currently leads on that measure. The figures cited are as of October 13, 2026, and are drawn from the publication's weekly tracking; the piece does not provide absolute price levels for the period.
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