PANews reported on December 25 that according to CoinGecko statistics, the strongest performing cryptocurrency narrative in 2025 was RWA (Real World Assets), with an average annual increase of 185.76%, mainly driven by Keeta Network (+1794.9%) and others. Tier 1 cryptocurrencies ranked second with an increase of 80.31%, while Zcash and Monero rose by 691.3% and 143.6%, respectively. US cryptocurrency narratives ranked third with a year-over-year increase of 30.62%, driven entirely by Zcash’s strong performance.
Despite their popularity, AI narratives and memes declined by 50.18% and 31.61% respectively in 2025; The DeFi and DEX sectors fell by 34.79% and 55.53%, respectively; The second tier recorded a loss of 40.63%, recording its losses for the second year in a row. The worst performers were GameFi and DePIN, down 75.16% and 76.74% respectively, while the Solana ecosystem also fell by 64.17%.
