Altcoins include all the other Internet currencies secured by cryptographic blockchains, in addition to Bitcoin, which is a seminal and first-in-class cryptocurrency. Their currency market exchange rates can vary with as much volatility as BTC and tend to track along with Bitcoin\u2019s price.<\/p>\n
In fact, big rallies for BTC tend to lead to major bull runs in altcoin markets as well. Seasoned crypto day and swing traders refer to these movements as \u201calt season.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Bitcoin posted a price gain of 121% from New Year\u2019s Day to Christmas Eve this year, the following six altcoins saw increases ranging from 1,249% to a staggering 1.84 million percent for a latecomer to altcoin markets this year that only launched in October.<\/p>\n
Lower down in this article is the entire list of top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap ranked in order of gains they delivered from Jan. 1 through Dec. 24 this year. The author calculated these gains by taking the average crypto exchange price on Dec. 24 and dividing it by the average price on Jan. 1.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, some coins may be more or less profitable to day trade or swing trade than they appear on this list due to their market movements between the beginning and end dates for this calculation.<\/p>\n
Several of these coins would show much higher percentage gains if the end date were calculated from price peaks that happened earlier in the year. But here are the six that did best for investors who dollar cost average or hold long term.<\/p>\n
Fartcoin now valued at $1.2 Billion \u2013 what an explosion! pic.twitter.com\/q53MnDbJwh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Barchart (@Barchart) December 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n The silent but violent creeper rally for Fartcoin blew away crypto markets this year. This hot meme coin is a fresh one. It began to rally right out the gate following its launch in mid-October.<\/p>\n Following the November election, however, this Solana Program Library meme coin really ripped. Trump\u2019s reelection saw most crypto markets rally, but Fartcoin posted a 300% gain in a matter of days from Nov. 5 through Nov. 18. Then in December, Fartcoin took another<\/a> leg up to above $1 by Dec. 19.<\/p>\n Now, Fartcoin is poised<\/a> to run to $2 per token on popular Solana decentralized exchanges (DEX) like Radium and Meteroa VD. What could be behind such a hilarious meme economy? Perhaps it has something to do with the name Trump being a traditional slang term for a\u2014well for\u2014a Bronx cheer.<\/p>\n In addition, this meme coin is the latest demonstration of the ease of use, low fees, and high liquidity for issuing new currency on the Solana network. The smart contract Layer 1 blockchain continues neck-and-neck with Ethereum in the race to dominate decentralized finance.<\/p>\n From its debut through Dec. 24, Fartcoin\u2019s price posted a percentage gain of 1,847,357%, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Who would have thought that a currency named Fartcoin would earn the highest percentage gains of any cryptocurrency in 2024?<\/p>\n Anyone who\u2019s been paying attention to the meme coin sector: These ragtag upstarts are decidedly the shock jocks of the digital finance industry.<\/p>\n Several meme coins have flown up the price charts in 2024, but so also have altcoins with specific use cases and direct utility. That\u2019s shown the market\u2019s demand for currencies that power useful applications and artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n Mantra continued hitting new ATHs all year, in June, July, and October, and then surged to a major peak in November, which dwarfed all previous records. From January through December, this crypto gained the second most ROI out of any top 100 coin.<\/p>\n Mantra\u2019s (OM) crypto token is the currency that powers its Layer-1 blockchain focused on security and optimized for real-world asset tokenization (RWA). The platform is built from the ground up to comply with and enforce real-world regulatory requirements in accounting for real-world assets.<\/p>\n Launched in Q4 2020, Mantra has come a long way in the meantime. A big part of Mantra OM\u2019s rise this year is its successful attainment of licensing from financial authorities to remain compliant with regulators as it expands to a global user base.<\/p>\n Mantra secured licensing<\/a> from authorities in the United Arab Emirates in addition to its license to operate and provide regulated financial services in Hong Kong. That will help it to become a key player in building a truly global \u201cInternet of Things.\u201d<\/p>\n In June, Mantra\u2019s (OM) tokens achieved an<\/a> all-time high of $1.09. Moreover, this was a remarkable milestone because the rest of the cryptocurrency market was in a slump at the time.<\/p>\n That milestone came as a result of a partnership between Mantra and the UAE\u2019s Zand Bank. The two are collaborating to define clear frameworks for RWA tokenization that comply with the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority of Dubai.<\/p>\n After that, OM hit another<\/a> all-time record high in October. That came after Mantra\u2019s price surged more than 60% in under 30 days to nearly $1.50 with a total market cap of $1.2 billion.<\/p>\n Overall, Mantra (OM)\u2019s price gained 8,776% on crypto markets from Jan. to Dec. this year.<\/p>\n Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) is a new Layer-2 decentralized protocol that works across blockchain L1s and the Web 1.0 and 2.0 layers. But its main feature is the tokenized, decentralized creation and management of \u201cAI agents.\u201d<\/p>\n These artificially intelligent agents can be deployed from the blockchain to social media apps like Telegram and to online games and metaverses\u2014hence the name Virtuals.<\/p>\n As a result of its enormous increases, the token for Virtuals Protocol was the third biggest gainer in 2024. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 24, VIRTUAL grew in price by 6,068%.<\/p>\n Markets heavily rewarded real-world asset tokenization in 2024. They also liked currency platforms with other specific, unique, and valuable use cases (think Render token and AIOZ Network).<\/p>\n The appearance, however, of not one but two different RWA tokens in the six leading cryptos by ROI in 2024 underscores the promise of this segment. Ondo is another RWA token that saw posted big gains.<\/p>\n Ondo tokens allow users to participate in its decentralized autonomous organization and have special perks for users of Flux Finance, which is governed by Ondo DAO.<\/p>\n Altcoin traders know that winners tend to win again. Ondo hit new<\/a>\u00a0all-time high exchange rates\u00a0in April<\/a>, March, and May before doing so again in December<\/span>. That supported its class-leading gains this year.<\/p>\n Ondo\u2019s price increased from Jan. 1 to Dec. 24 by 1,758%.<\/p>\n Utility and memes hauled the most annual ROI in 2024. Utility strikes again with Aerodome, an automated market maker (AMM) for Coinbase\u2019s Ethereum Layer-2 platform, Base.<\/p>\n Aerodrome works by serving Base\u2019s central liquidity hub with a clever liquidity incentive engine governed by a decentralized consensus model. Exchange rates for its AERO tokens took flight this year.<\/p>\n Listed on crypto exchanges starting in Aug. 2023, Aerodome (AERO) hit soaring ATHs in Mar. and Apr. this year. The AMM altcoin did it again in Dec.. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 24, AERO notched 1,672%.<\/p>\n The original and leading Pepe economy brings up the rear on this list of top gainers this year.<\/p>\n What can you really say about Pepe? 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MANTRA Bags Win For RWA Tokenization<\/h2>\n
Why Mantra\u2019s Price Ratcheted Up In 2024<\/h3>\n
3. Virtuals Protocol Wins Crypto AI Meta<\/h2>\n
4. Ondo, Another Sweep for RWA Tokenization<\/h2>\n
5. Aerodome Chalks Boon For Decentralized Exchanges<\/h2>\n
6. Pepe Memes Still Hot Coin In 2024<\/h2>\n
Top 100 Market Cap Cryptos Ranked By 2024 ROI<\/h2>\n
Top 50<\/h3>\n
\nMANTRA: 3.71\/0.0418 = +8,776%
\nVirtuals Protocol: 3.07\/0.04977 = +6,068%
\nOndo: 1.67\/0.08986 = +1,758%
\nAerodome Finance: 1.63\/0.092 = +1,672%
\nPepe: 0.00001895\/0.000001404 = +1,249%
\nPudgy Penguins: 0.03548\/0.003375 = +951%
\ndogwifhat: 2.01\/0.197 = +920%
\nHyperliquid: 29.22\/3.3178 = +781%
\nBitget Token: 4.93\/0.5966 = +726%
\nAIOZ Network: 0.9484\/0.1356 = +599%
\nSui: 4.56\/0.8425 = +441%
\nJasmyCoin: 0.0382\/0.00727 = +425%
\nFLOKI: 0.0001782\/0.00003738 = +377%
\nEthereum Name Service: 37\/9.82 = +277%
\nBrett (Based): 0.1413\/0.0385 = +267%
\nXRP: 2.30\/0.63 = +265%
\nHedera: 0.33\/0.09161 = +260%
\nDogecoin: 0.33\/0.092 = +258%
\nAave: 374\/116.05 = +222%
\nStellar: 0.396\/0.1319 = +200%
\nRaydium: 4.94\/1.8073 = +173%
\nGateToken: 13.58\/5.20 = +161%
\nToncoin: 5.73\/2.34 = +145%
\nTRON: 0.26\/0.1078 = +141%
\nUNUS SED LEO: 9.47\/3.97 = +139%
\nBitcoin: 97,866\/44,187 = +121%
\nZcash: 68.02\/31.27 = +118%
\nShiba Inu: 0.00002291\/0.00001068 = +114%
\nBNB: 692\/314 = +120%
\nCore: 1.14\/0.5521 = +106%
\nUniswap: 14.47\/7.60 = +90%
\nMantle: 1.22\/0.6446 = +89%
\nArtificial Superintelligence Alliance: 1.36\/0.7316 = +86%
\nBittensor: 490\/270.74 = +81%
\nSolana: 194\/109.54 = +77%
\nBonk: 0.000033\/0.00001873 = +76%
\nBitcoin Cash: 467.50\/266.67 = +75%
\nFantom: 0.976\/0.5563 = +75%
\nXDC Network: 0.08182\/0.0482 = +70%
\nAlgorand: 0.393\/0.2389 = +65%
\nTheta Network: 2.34\/1.4181 = +65%
\nArweave: 17.44\/10.57 = +65%
\nRender: 7.72\/4.7462 = +63%
\nChainlink: 25.25\/15.53 = +62%
\nCurve DAO Token: 1.04\/0.6449 = +61%
\nCronos: 0.1624\/0.1005 = +61%
\nFlare: 0.02729\/0.01712 = +59%
\nEthena: 1.03\/0.6522 = +58%
\nCardano: 0.92\/0.6231 = +47%<\/p>\nNext 50<\/h3>\n
\nNEAR Protocol: 5.49\/3.80 = +44%
\nVeChain: 0.05251\/0.03656 = +43%
\nLitecoin: 107.47\/74.72 = +43%
\nBeam: 0.0297\/0.02095 = +42%
\nTezos: 1.42\/1.0419 = +36%
\nEthereum Classic: 27.74\/22.50 = +23%
\nMovement: 0.8675\/0.714 = +22%
\nJupiter: 0.8842\/0.73 = +21%
\nIOTA: 0.3388\/0.2903 = +17%
\nSei: 0.4613\/0.3948 = +17%
\nMaker: 1,636\/1,408 = +16%
\nStacks: 1.73\/1.52 = +14%
\nThe Graph: 0.2248\/0.1969 = +14%
\nBitcoin SV: 56.46\/50.98 = +11%
\nMonero: 186.27\/169.63 = +10%
\nPyth Network: 0.40\/0.3694 = +8%
\nGala: 0.03851\/0.03571 = +8%
\nKaspa: 0.1175\/0.1088 = +8%
\nNeo: 15.31\/14.57 = +5%
\nKuCoin Token: 11.36\/10.91 = +4%
\nHelium: 7.58\/7.42 = +2%
\nThe Sandbox: 0.6134\/0.6065 = +1%
\nEOS: 0.8627\/0.88 = -2%
\nAvalanche: 40.66\/41.86 = -3%
\nBitTorrent: 0.000001167\/0.000001224 = -5%
\nDecentraland: 0.5338\/0.561 = -5%
\nKaia: 0.2287\/0.2429 = -6%
\nFilecoin: 5.39\/5.7993 = -7%
\nTHORChain: 5.33\/5.8671 = -9%
\nFTX Token: 3.30\/3.65 = -10%
\nPolkadot: 7.44\/8.60 = -13.5%
\nQuant: 118\/137.29 = -14%
\nOKB: 46.88\/54.27 = -14%
\nInternet Computer: 11.06\/12.95 = -14%
\nFlow: 0.7878\/0.9959 = -21%
\nLido DAO: 1.93\/2.5543 = -24%
\nAxie Infinity: 6.81\/10.20 = -33%
\nImmutable: 1.46\/2.4068 = -39%
\nWorldcoin: 2.30\/3.755 = -39%
\nCosmos: 6.96\/11.93 = -42%
\nOptimism: 1.92\/3.3855 = -43%
\nInjective: 22.77\/43.2967 = -47%
\ndYdX (Native): 1.56\/3.01 = -48%
\nMultiversX: 36.93\/72.84 = -49%
\nPOL MATIC: 0.5174\/1.0334 = -50%
\nArbitrum: 0.80\/1.7352 = -54%
\nCelestia: 5.27\/13.7347 = -62%
\nStarknet: 0.5008\/2.70 = -81%
\nAptos: 9.61\/116 = -92%<\/p>\n