The year 2024 has been an incredible year for the cryptocurrency market as so many coins reached their all-time highs (ATHs), with many exceeding expectations. Moving in a chronological manner, here is a breakdown of the coins.
While the market projected a volatile sentiment, Arbitrum and Jupiter strengthened their position by marking their first all-time high in January by crossing $2. While ARB attained $2.40, JUP reached $2.04, garnering investor interest. Moving on to the love month, USDe, Celestia (TIA), and Starknet (STRk) made its presence, with TIA crossing $20 a few months from its launch.
The month of March was packed with activity as POL (formerly MATIC), RENDER, FET, OKB, Optimism, Injective, Worldcoin, SEI, BEAM, Pyth Network, and BOME all reached their ATHs, accompanied by WIF from the meme coin category. With this, the Q1 2024 came to a remarkable end
April saw coins like Mantle, Bittensor, Ethena, Stacks, Pendle, and Wormhole demonstrating incredible momentum. Although BTC, ETH, and Solana showed promises of hike, AVAX emerged as a strong contender in May. By June, TON and FLOKI captured everyone’s attention with their impressive performance. Although BTC surge was expected in July, it dropped below $60K, highlighting the volatile nature of the market. However, August had its moment, with Kaspa achieving its glory with $0.2.
September witnessed a bearish month, with traders being cautious in taking long positions, while October saw little development. But with November, the spotlight moved to Solana, which made waves alongside the meme coins BONK, POPCAT, and PNUT. In December, the dream of every trader came true with Bitcoin hitting the $100K milestone.
Although it pushed to $108K, the month ended with the king of crypto hovering between $92-94K. On the other hand, the market witnessed a surge in other cryptos, including Binance, Tron, Sui, Hyperliquid, Bitget token, Mantra, Ondo, Movement, GateToken, Kaia, and Aerodrome Finance. Even meme coins like PEPE, PENGU, BRETT, EIGEN, and BabyDoge joined the frenzy with their ATHs.
As the year came to a close, one notable development occurred just into 2025—on January 2, VIRTUAL achieved its all-time high, setting a remarkable tone for the new year. Additionally, the AI token, ai16z, reached its ATH in January 2025, marking another milestone to kick off the year.
The Rise and Fall of Kekius Maximus: Musk’s Meme Coin FrenzyThe profound factor that struck the year 2024 is the growing influence of meme coins, with FLOKI, PEPE, BRETT, and others stealing the spotlight. It’s been fascinating to see the market’s dynamism and the diverse opportunities it continues to offer. Reflecting on these milestones, let’s wait and watch as the crypto market makes its way into 2025.
