Key facts:
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ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, SHIB, and TRX are the 10 largest-cap altcoins.
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Of these, BNB is the cryptocurrency that has risen the most in price since its creation.
Of the cryptocurrencies with the highest market capitalization, there are some that stand out for having achieved higher returns since their creation. Even though some were created later than others, according to data collected on TradingView.
Of course, the market leader is bitcoin (BTC), since it is the cryptocurrency that has been valued the most over time. Its price has risen more than 600,000% since 2013 (date from which records are kept, despite the fact that it was born in 2009). then follows BNB from Binance since 2017 and ETH from Ethereum since 2015 that increased more than 200,000% and 100,000%. All this compared to the US dollar (USD), the most widely used currency in the world.
The rest of the altcoins of higher market capitalization have had lower returns since their inception, as the graph shows. It should be noted that all of these are currently in the middle of the down cycle of 2022 reported in CriptoNoticias. Therefore, they have seen even bigger gains up to the previous year.
Now, things change if what we analyze is which of the 10 altcoins with the largest market capitalization have been valued the most in bitcoin. Calculating this, we see that the podium is led by BNB by a large majority and ETH falls several places.
BNB, MATIC, SOL and ETH are the main altcoins that were valued the most in BTC
Since its creation in 2017, BNB has appreciated 38,300% in bitcoin and is currently at its all-time high. It is then followed by polygon (MATIC) with 2,000% since 2019, solana (SOL) with 1,800% since 2020, and ETH with 1,100% since 2015.
Just below, with around 400%, is dogecoin (DOGE) since 2013 and tron (TRX) since 2017. And at the end, cardano (ADA) with 100% since 2017. This completes the top 7 of the main cryptocurrencies that since its creation have made profits in bitcoin. The rest of the top 10 altcoins (DOT, SHIB, and XRP) depreciated compared to BTC.
In the meantime, bitcoin continues to dominate the market with the largest market cap totaling $384 billion. Just shy of halving, ETH amasses $183 billion.
Far below is BNB, XRP, ADA and SOL with a market capitalization ranging from $19 billion to $11 billion. And then DOGE, DOT, MATIC, SHIB and TRX from USD 8 billion to USD 5 billion, thus being the last of the top 10 altcoins with the most investment volume.