The Most Hyped Cryptocurrencies to Watch in 2025

Digital asset investors have certainly stayed on their best behavior over the past year. After all, the market as a whole has seen great improvements.

After a year of great digital asset performance, investors are left wondering what 2025 holds for crypto. Here are some promising tokens to watch:

Dogecoin (DOGE) had a banner year in 2024, largely due to external factors. After reaching above $0.45 on December 1st, Dogecoin's 250% surge this year made it one of the most profitable assets to hold in that time frame.

The bulk of this market favoritism was inherited by Elon Musk's successful endorsement of the Republican Party for this year’s U.S. Presidential election. Trump and Musk were in talks to create a new department called D.O.G.E (Department Of Government Efficiency).

Moreover, there are also rumors that Musk's X social media platform could launch a new payment system. If Doge becomes a part of that new platform, it could drive the memecoin to a new all-time high (ATH).

In counterpart, most of this growth is dependent on outside actors like Musk or Donald Trump. If things don’t go Doge's way as these developments unfold, the memecoin could become more volatile in 2025.

XRP (XRP) had one of the most impressive performances last quarter, becoming the most valuable digital asset by market capitalization at one point.

The token reached its second-highest value ever at $2.71 on December 2nd and currently trades at $2.30. Despite this correction, Ripple Labs' altcoin is still up by a whopping 348% over the last 2 months, with a year-to-date growth of 273%.

Similar to Bitcoin, XRP also stands to gain a lot from the government change in the United States in 2025.

One of the most relevant events to happen next year will be the departure of Gary Gensler as the SEC chair. Paul Atkins is expected to take up the position and is known for his pro-crypto stance. When this happens, the XRP market is expected to see a lot of movement due to the anticipated regulatory changes.

Solana (SOL) had a stellar year in 2024, with the altcoin reaching all-time high levels from November to December and recording major improvements to its network.

The Solana blockchain had major triumphs in this calendar year, outperforming even the Ethereum Blockchain in capital inflows and activity at times.

The layer-1 was also responsible for the rise of some of the trendiest memecoins to appear in 2024. Given the SOL token's performance this year, and the expectations of a greater regulatory environment, many believe that the altcoin could continue to perform favorably in the next year.

Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) has been making waves with its high-speed transactions and low fees. HBAR's circulating market cap saw impressive growth. The network experienced significant increases in key metrics such as average daily active addresses and DeFi TVL.

With the Hedera Council's continued investment and new partnerships, HBAR could achieve substantial growth by the end of 2025. The unique hashgraph consensus algorithm and the network's ability to handle high throughput transactions make HBAR a promising token to keep an eye on for 2025.

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