RWA Leads Crypto Narratives in 2025 with Significant Gains....
According to PANews, CoinGecko's data reveals that the strongest performing crypto narrative in 2025 was Real World Assets (RWA), with an average annual increase of 185.76%. This surge was primarily driven by Keeta Network, which saw a remarkable rise of 1794.9%. The Layer 1 sector followed, achieving an 80.31% increase, with notable gains from Zcash and Monero, which rose by 691.3% and 143.6%, respectively.
The U.S.-based crypto narrative ranked third, with a 30.62% annual increase, largely attributed to the strong performance of Zcash.
Despite their popularity, AI and Meme narratives experienced declines of 50.18% and 31.61%, respectively, in 2025. The DeFi and DEX sectors also saw decreases of 34.79% and 55.53%. Layer 2 recorded a loss of 40.63%, marking its second consecutive year of decline.
GameFi and DePIN were the worst performers, with significant drops of 75.16% and 76.74%, respectively. The Solana ecosystem also faced a downturn, falling by 64.17%.
