Best performing cryptocurrencies of 2025
58 large cryptocurrencies with price data from the first week of 2025, ranked by their calendar-year change (from the last weekly close of 2024). 4 of 58 ended the year up.
| # | Coin | Start of 2025 | End of year | 2025 change | From Jan 2025 to today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zcash (ZEC) | $58.45 | $502 | +759.2% | +2,846.0% |
| 2 | Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | $471 | $639 | +35.7% | -31.4% |
| 3 | BNB (BNB) | $709 | $895 | +26.2% | +10.6% |
| 4 | TRON (TRX) | $0.2627 | $0.2939 | +11.9% | +44.3% |
| 5 | JUST (JST) | $0.0407 | $0.0407 | +0.0% | +243.5% |
| 6 | Dash (DASH) | $43.70 | $43.43 | -0.6% | +62.7% |
| 7 | Bitcoin (BTC) | $98,364 | $91,530 | -6.9% | -11.6% |
| 8 | XRP (XRP) | $2.40 | $2.09 | -12.9% | -40.5% |
| 9 | Ethereum (ETH) | $3,636 | $3,145 | -13.5% | -17.7% |
| 10 | Sun Token (SUN) | $0.0258 | $0.0201 | -22.1% | -23.7% |
| 11 | PancakeSwap (CAKE) | $2.82 | $2.07 | -26.6% | +13.4% |
| 12 | Litecoin (LTC) | $116 | $82.26 | -28.9% | -34.2% |
| 13 | NEXO (NEXO) | $1.38 | $0.9470 | -31.2% | -33.1% |
| 14 | Quant (QNT) | $119 | $77.94 | -34.3% | +180.3% |
| 15 | Solana (SOL) | $213 | $134 | -37.2% | -37.5% |
| 16 | Chainlink (LINK) | $23.58 | $13.43 | -43.0% | -28.1% |
| 17 | Stellar (XLM) | $0.4407 | $0.2330 | -47.1% | -47.0% |
| 18 | Aave (AAVE) | $342 | $164 | -51.9% | -42.7% |
| 19 | Bittensor (TAO) | $563 | $267 | -52.6% | -30.6% |
| 20 | Ethereum Classic (ETC) | $28.13 | $12.82 | -54.4% | -64.7% |
| 21 | Hedera (HBAR) | $0.3014 | $0.1254 | -58.4% | -62.1% |
| 22 | Curve DAO (CRV) | $1.03 | $0.4271 | -58.4% | -52.8% |
| 23 | Pendle (PENDLE) | $5.38 | $2.21 | -59.0% | -37.8% |
| 24 | Dogecoin (DOGE) | $0.3823 | $0.1495 | -60.9% | -71.9% |
| 25 | Uniswap (UNI) | $15.16 | $5.85 | -61.4% | -34.0% |
| 26 | Shiba Inu (SHIB) | $0.00002392 | $0.00000905 | -62.2% | -73.3% |
| 27 | Tezos (XTZ) | $1.45 | $0.5439 | -62.4% | -74.5% |
| 28 | Cardano (ADA) | $1.09 | $0.4007 | -63.3% | -74.5% |
| 29 | Bonk (BONK) | $0.00003439 | $0.00001198 | -65.2% | -86.3% |
| 30 | Pepe (PEPE) | $0.00002072 | $0.00000718 | -65.3% | -75.6% |
| 31 | Algorand (ALGO) | $0.4052 | $0.1362 | -66.4% | -64.6% |
| 32 | Avalanche (AVAX) | $43.11 | $14.25 | -66.9% | -69.6% |
| 33 | Ether.fi (ETHFI) | $2.38 | $0.7760 | -67.3% | -59.3% |
| 34 | Sui (SUI) | $5.24 | $1.69 | -67.7% | -75.6% |
| 35 | Cosmos Hub (ATOM) | $7.34 | $2.34 | -68.1% | -72.7% |
| 36 | Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) | $0.0401 | $0.0126 | -68.6% | -70.1% |
| 37 | Lido DAO (LDO) | $2.09 | $0.6330 | -69.7% | -71.1% |
| 38 | NEAR Protocol (NEAR) | $5.91 | $1.73 | -70.8% | +4.5% |
| 39 | Polkadot (DOT) | $7.67 | $2.14 | -72.1% | -81.5% |
| 40 | Sei (SEI) | $0.4585 | $0.1244 | -72.9% | -80.8% |
| 41 | Internet Computer (ICP) | $12.12 | $3.27 | -73.0% | -67.5% |
| 42 | Filecoin (FIL) | $5.91 | $1.49 | -74.7% | -79.8% |
| 43 | Worldcoin (WLD) | $2.41 | $0.6010 | -75.1% | -75.6% |
| 44 | LayerZero (ZRO) | $5.78 | $1.40 | -75.8% | -64.1% |
| 45 | Render (RENDER) | $8.28 | $1.99 | -76.0% | -73.1% |
| 46 | VeChain (VET) | $0.0510 | $0.0121 | -76.2% | -80.1% |
| 47 | Arbitrum (ARB) | $0.9162 | $0.2163 | -76.4% | -72.5% |
| 48 | POL (ex-MATIC) (POL) | $0.5167 | $0.1217 | -76.4% | -75.1% |
| 49 | Jupiter (JUP) | $0.9456 | $0.2188 | -76.9% | -59.5% |
| 50 | Injective (INJ) | $25.41 | $5.18 | -79.6% | -64.0% |
| 51 | Stacks (STX) | $1.76 | $0.3558 | -79.8% | -74.2% |
| 52 | Ethena (ENA) | $1.26 | $0.2507 | -80.1% | -70.3% |
| 53 | Raydium (RAY) | $5.73 | $1.13 | -80.3% | -58.9% |
| 54 | Aptos (APT) | $10.09 | $1.94 | -80.8% | -91.1% |
| 55 | Pyth Network (PYTH) | $0.3911 | $0.0677 | -82.7% | -76.2% |
| 56 | Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) | $1.61 | $0.2655 | -83.5% | -82.0% |
| 57 | Official Trump (TRUMP) | $46.50 | $5.42 | -88.3% | -95.6% |
| 58 | Celestia (TIA) | $5.55 | $0.5740 | -89.7% | -91.0% |
Only coins with a USDT market on Binance from the first week of 2025 are included, which excludes assets launched later in the year. Ranking reflects past prices only and says nothing about future performance.
Figures are derived from weekly closing prices (USDT pairs, Binance public market data, latest point refreshed daily): highs and lows are the highest/lowest weekly close, not intraday extremes. Informational only — not financial advice. Methodology.
FAQ
Which cryptocurrency performed best in 2025?
Among the 58 large cryptocurrencies tracked here with data from the start of 2025, Zcash (ZEC) had the highest calendar-year return: +759.2%.
Which crypto performed worst in 2025?
Celestia (TIA) had the weakest return at -89.7%. 4 of 58 coins finished the year in positive territory.
Did altcoins beat Bitcoin in 2025?
6 of the 57 other coins in this list did better than Bitcoin's -6.9% in 2025.
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Data updated: 2026-10-01 09:08 UTC.