These are the 10 best performing cryptocurrencies so far this year

Cryptocurrencies have soared so far in 2024 as investor demand for spot bitcoin ETFs surge and anticipation builds for the upcoming bitcoin halving event next month.

But it's not just the largest cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether that have soared so far this year. Lesser-known crypto tokens are printing massive gains as enthusiasm towards the crypto sector rebuilds following the brutal 2022 bear market.

Listed below are the 10 best-performing cryptocurrencies year-to-date that have a market value of at least $1 billion, according to data from CoinMarketCap. 

10. Conflux

Ticker: CFX

YTD performance: 150.2%

Market value: $1.9 billion

9. Pyth Network

Ticker: PYTH

YTD performance: 175.2%

Market value: $1.3 billion

8. Shiba Inu

Ticker: SHIB

YTD performance: 187.6%

Market value: $18.1 billion

7. JasmyCoin

Ticker: JASMY

YTD performance: 222.7%

Market value: $1.0 billion

6. SingularityNET

Ticker: AGIX

YTD performance: 318.0%

Market value: $1.7 billion

5. Arweave

Ticker: AR

YTD performance: 328.9%

Market value: $2.7 billion

4. Fetch.ai

Ticker: FET

YTD performance: 374.2%

Market value: $2.7 billion

3. Pepe

Ticker: PEPE

YTD performance: 500.4%

Market value: $3.3 billion

2. FLOKI

Ticker: FLOKI

YTD performance: 589.6%

Market value: $2.3 billion

1. dogwifhat

Ticker: WIF

YTD performance: 2,278.6%

Market value: $3.6 billion