Big 5?
1. Bitcoin (BTC)
Founded: 2008 (by Satoshi Nakamoto, but developed heavily in the U.S.)
All-Time High: ~$109,114.8848 (Jan 2025)
All-Time Low: <$0.01 (2009)
2. Ethereum (ETH)
Founded: 2015 (Vitalik Buterin, with strong U.S. developer presence)
All-Time High: ~$4,878 (Nov 2021)
All-Time Low: ~$0.42 (2015)
3. Ripple (XRP)
Founded: 2012 (Ripple Labs, based in California)
All-Time High: ~$3.84 (Jan 2018)
All-Time Low: ~$0.0028 (2013)
4. Cardano (ADA)
Founded: 2017 (Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Ethereum, U.S. based)
All-Time High: ~$3.10 (Sep 2021)
All-Time Low: ~$0.017 (2017)
5. Solana (SOL)
Founded: 2020 (Developed by Solana Labs, based in San Francisco)
All-Time High: ~$260 (Nov 2021)
All-Time Low: ~$0.50 (2020)