Which crypto had the strongest growth in 2024 and 2025?
It wasnโt just Bitcoin that made headlines.
While BTC and ETH remained dominant, some altcoins delivered ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ โ especially for early adopters focused on ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น-๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
Here are 3 standout projects:
1. ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ (XMR)
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: +42% in early 2025
With rising concerns over privacy, Monero gained fresh attention. Its ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ and censorship-resistance made it a go-to asset in times of regulatory pressure.
2. ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฃ (Ripple)
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: +7.6% in 2025
Legal clarity helped XRP reclaim momentum. With banks and institutions rejoining the network, its ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ got a major boost.
3. ๐ฆ๐๐ถ (SUI)
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ: $5.35 (Jan 2025)
This fast-growing Layer 1 platform offered ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ and a smooth dev experience. Early investors who caught the wave in 2024 saw strong returns.
What ties them together?
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฒ, and ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐.