2020 and 2021 were boom years for cryptocurrencies. The stay-at-home nature of the pandemic prompted a surge in interest and demand for a broad range of cryptocurrencies, leading to meme coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu soaring and big gains for top cryptos like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) also went mainstream, with some selling in the tens of millions of dollars.
However, that surge has mostly cooled off this year. As of March 31, Bitcoin is flat year to date, while Ethereum is down 9%.
Despite that slowdown, there are still some crypto winners this year. Out of the 100 biggest cryptos, here's a countdown of the 10 biggest gainers through the first quarter.
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