Top-performing cryptocurrencies in 2025
Cryptocurrency Performance YTD
Monero 42.41%
XRP 7.61%
Bitcoin 3.72%
Ethena USDe 0.30%
Tether 0.26%
Dai 0.04%
USDC 0.02%
UNUS SED LEO -1.02%
1. Monero (XMR)
Monero is a special crypto designed to keep its users anonymous. Unlike other tokens, Monero uses cryptographic technology to hide the details of transactions that occur on its blockchain. The coin was launched in 2014.
Price: $274.91
Market cap: $5.07 billion
XRP (XRP)
XRP was created to enable faster money transactions. Its main use case is to power Ripplenet, which is a system that allows fast and efficient international money transfers. In some cases, Ripplenet surpasses the capabilities of other similar platforms like SWIFT. The XRP ledger is open source, but not directly on the blockchain, which has led many people to question whether XRP is technically a cryptocurrency.
Price: $2.24
Market cap: $131.01 billion
Bitcoin (BTC)
As the granddaddy of them all, Bitcoin is often the token people reference when they talk about crypto. Bitcoin has a mysterious creator — allegedly Satoshi Nakamoto — who introduced the currency in 2009.
Price: $96,964.45
Market cap: $1.93 trillion
Ethena USDe (USDe)
USDe is a stablecoin tied to the value of the U.S. dollar. Like other stablecoins, USDe gives investors the experience of owning a crypto without the extreme price fluctuations associated with it.
Price: $1.00
Market cap: $4.67 billion
Tether (USDT)
Tether is one of the world’s most popular stablecoins. Its value is pegged to the U.S. dollar via a 1:1 ratio. Tether’s most popular use case is its ability to act as a medium when traders exchange one coin for another, or aren’t quite ready to cash out their earnings.
Price: $1.00
Market cap: $148.76 billion
Dai (DAI)
Dai is a collateral-backed stablecoin. It’s decentralized and runs on the Ethereum blockchain. Unlike some stablecoins that are backed by the U.S. dollar via a 1:1 ratio, Dai is backed by crypto collateral on a platform called MakerDAO. For every Dai coin created, the collateral behind it always has to be more than $1 (or the price of one Dai coin). This information is locked in a smart contract on the blockchain.
Price: $0.9997
Market cap: $5.36 billion
USDC (USDC)
Similar to Tether, USDC is a stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar. USDC operates on a few blockchains, but most notably Ethereum. USDC is managed by a company called Circle. Recently, the company filed an initial public offering to go public on the New York Stock Exchange.
Price: $1.00
Market cap: $61.39 billion
UNUS SED LEO (LEO)
UNUS SED LEO is a crypto coin that was introduced by iFinex (the parent company of Bitfinex, a crypto exchange). The coin was created to rebuild trust among investors after the company experienced several legal issues. The coin offers reduced fees and access to specific features on Bitfinex.
Price: $8.95
Market cap: $8.27 billion
