Avalanche Price +18%: Why AVAX Is Surging

Avalanche is leading the crypto market on Saturday evening. According to CoinGecko data, AVAX stands at $9.78 on September 19, 2026 at around 21:45, equivalent to 8.52 euros, and thus a good 18 percent above the previous day. No other coin among the 30 largest comes anywhere close to that gain. Bitcoin managed a plus of 0.1 percent over the same period, while Ethereum slipped by 0.2 percent.

What is documented in this article: the price data, the Paxos integration and the date of the next network upgrade. Where the discussion turns to further price movement, it is an assessment by the editorial team, and we mark it as such.

Avalanche price up 18 percent: the numbers at a glance

The daily range ran from $8.18 to $9.81. Over one week AVAX is up 32.5 percent, over 30 days the figure is 36.5 percent. Market capitalisation stands at around $4.3 billion, putting Avalanche in 29th place. In 24 hours, AVAX worth roughly $846 million changed hands. That comes to almost a fifth of the entire market value and shows how much movement there is. Measured against the all-time high of $144.96 from November 2021, AVAX remains around 93 percent below, rally notwithstanding.

Why is Avalanche rising so sharply?