Cryptocurrency prices soared in 2024, notably hitting huge gains and some hitting new all-time highs shortly after. 2024 presidential election.
One of the hottest cryptocurrencies in recent times is XRP token XRP/USD Since Ripple. Benzinga recently surveyed its readers to see if XRP would maintain its strong gains in 2025 or if other major cryptocurrencies could outperform.
What happened: The XRP token is up 279% year-to-date and has broken new one-month and one-year highs in recent weeks, and may have more room to approach set all-time highs. in 2018.
With the filing of the XRP ETFs and the belief that the new White House administration could be more pro-crypto and the ongoing lawsuits against Ripple could go away, the cryptocurrency has been climbing and many believe it could go higher .
Benzinga recently asked readers what they thought of XRP compared to other cryptocurrencies for 2025.
“Do you think any of these cryptos will outperform XRP in 2025?” » asked Benzinga.
Here are the results:
- Bitcoin BTC/USD: 28%
- Solana SOL/USD: 15%
- Dogecoin DOGE/USD: 13%
- Ethereum ETH/USD: 10%
- Shiba Inu SHIB/USD: 10%
- Hedera HBAR/USD: 1%
- None of the above: 24%
Bitcoin won the survey, with 28% of readers believing the leading cryptocurrency will outperform other options in 2025.
Second place in the survey was None of the above, meaning 24% of readers believe XRP will outperform the other six cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, in 2025.
Why it’s important: Two factors that could help predict which cryptocurrencies will outperform in 2025 are the current year’s cumulative returns and whether the coins have reached new all-time highs during the current uptrend.
Here are the current prices and year-to-date yields:
- Bitcoin: $99,758.18, +125.7%
- Solana: $239.25, +129.7%
- Dogecoin: $0.4369, +375.1%
- Ethereum: $4,039.69, +71.3%
- Shiba Inu: $0.00003095, +198.0%
- Hedera: $0.2932, +238.4%
- XRP: $2.39, +279.1%
The list above shows that Dogecoin performed best among the cryptocurrencies in the survey, followed by XRP and Hedera. This means that one of these coins would be the best performer after a huge price hike in 2024.
Of the cryptocurrencies in the survey, Bitcoin and Solana are the only two to have reached new all-time highs in the past two weeks.
Here are the other cryptocurrencies and their all-time highs:
- XRP: $3.84, May 2018
- Dogecoin: $0.7376, May 2021
- Ethereum: $4,891.70, November 2021
- Shiba Inu: $0.00008845, October 2021
- Hedera: $0.5701, September 2021
The majority of cryptocurrencies that have not made new highs since the 2024 election have reached all-time highs during the 2021 bull run, with the exception of XRP.
A recent Benzinga poll found that 41% of readers were not interested in buying XRP and 28% thought they missed the opportunity to buy cryptocurrency. The remaining respondents said they had already purchased XRP (19%) or planned to purchase XRP in the event of a pullback (12%).
With 2025 less than a month away, it will be interesting to see which cryptocurrencies will reach new highs and perform best next year.
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The study was conducted by Benzinga from December 3-4, 2024 and included responses from a diverse population of adults aged 18 or older. Participation in the survey was completely voluntary, with no incentives offered to potential respondents. The study reflects results from 131 adults.
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