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In the 89 days since 2025 dawned, the cryptocurrency sphere has shed a staggering $610 billion in collective worth. Yet amidst this contraction, a handful of digital tokens have defied gravitational pressures to chart luminous trajectories. Four (FORM), formerly known as binaryx (BNX), has skyrocketed 457.5% against the U.S. dollar since Jan. 1.
Jan. 1 to Now: Only a Small Handful of Tokens Remain Green
When the calendar turned to Jan. 1, 2025, the crypto economy shined at $3.27 trillion; today, it dims to $2.66 trillion, pared by over half a trillion dollars. Still, a modest 15 cryptocurrencies bucked the bearish tide, notching gains from a moderate 1% to FORM’s triple-digit 457.5% rise. The latter’s metamorphosis from $0.40 to $2.23 per unit crowns it the year’s unrivaled champion so far.
Meanwhile, onyxcoin (XCN) claims the silver medal, sprinting ahead by 343.5% as its price leapt from $0.00232 to $0.01029 per unit—a testament to market resilience in an otherwise frigid ecosystem. Claiming the bronze position, ultima (ULTIMA) now commands a valuation of $19,124 per token—a 173.6% escalation from its Jan. 1, 2025, price of $6,989.
Artemis Terminal data reveals stablecoins as 2025’s dominant force in an otherwise beleaguered cryptoverse, where most sectors languished in retreat from Jan. 1 valuations—though a select few sectors weathered the storm with comparative poise. Privacy coins, real-world asset (RWA) tokens, and exchange tokens somewhat defied the downtrend.
The year’s most precipitous tumbles include virtuals protocol (VIRTUAL), which briefly soared to a historic peak on Jan. 2 before cascading 88.1% from its $5.07 zenith to a meager $0.60. The meme token dogwifhat (WIF) spiraled 75.38%, thorchain (RUNE) relinquished 75.17%, and the meme coin brett (BRETT) hemorrhaged 74.13% since January’s opening bell.
Meme coins bore some of the harshest tolls in 2025: $76.60 billion—12.56% of the sector’s total $610 billion evaporation—vanished from their niche.