VanEck Monthly Crypto Recap for September 2023

Digital assets outperformed other risk assets in September for the first time since May, as Bitcoin rose +3% and Ethereum +1% vs. the S&P -5% and the Nasdaq Composite -6%. Among tokens, large-caps’ outperformance surged to all-time highs vs. small-caps as dwindling on-chain volumes and lackluster blockchain fees prompted market participants to defend BTC and ETH weakness on ETF approval hopes rather than take risk on more speculative coins with less valuation support.