Cryptocurrencies are volatile but have plenty of upside potential. Here’s how far a $1,000 investment in 2021’s top tokens would’ve gone.
With the year now coming to an end, here’s a retrospective look at the performance of the 15 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization — sorted from the highest returns to the lowest, as of December 30. We’ve also visualized just how far a hypothetical $1,000 investment in each cryptocurrency at the start of the year would’ve gone over the course of 2021. Of course, we left out any stablecoins since they can’t be held as an investment. See also: The best cryptocurrency apps for Android That said, Shiba Inu was also the most volatile cryptocurrency this year, with its total market capitalization routinely swinging billions of dollars in either direction, depending on market sentiment. If you perfectly timed your entry and exit points, it could have outperformed all of the other tokens on this list. Practically speaking, however, it continues to be one of the riskiest investments in the cryptocurrency market, which by itself is already very volatile. $1,000 invested at the start of 2021 would be worth ~$130,400 today Terra is a decentralized stablecoin project that aims to upend existing private solutions like Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC).
