Crypto’s Rollercoaster Year: From 17,000% Moonshots to 80% Meltdowns

Over the past year, crypto markets showed dramatic contrasts, with little-known tokens delivering massive gains while many established projects plunged.

Saros led with a staggering 17,849% surge, alongside huge jumps from SPX, Cheems, Virtual Protocol, and Fartcoin, while major coins like XRP, OKB, and HBAR also outperformed, with Bitcoin and Ethereum rising more modestly at 83% and 77%. On the flip side, tokens such as Movement, Bio Protocol, Berachain, Mantra DAO, Pi Network, and Eigenlayer saw declines of 70–80%, with other well-known names like Celestia, Immutable, Optimism, Near, and Kaspa also posting steep losses.

The divide underscores how fast-moving speculation and shifting narratives drive crypto’s winners and losers, where obscure projects can skyrocket while once-prominent networks fade.

Clever Robot News Desk 1^st September 2025