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2024 Crypto Market Theme Analysis: AI and Meme coins rise nearly 3000%, Layer 2 falls 20% to the bottom.
Analysis of the 2024 Crypto Assets Market Theme Performance: AI and Meme Coins Lead, Layer 2 at the Bottom
This study provides an in-depth analysis of the major themes in the Crypto Assets market from January 1 to December 29, 2024, based on market data. By tracking the performance of the top ten tokens in each theme, it calculates their average returns relative to the beginning of the year (or first trading day). The study selected representative tokens with high market capitalization at the end of the period and excluded specific public chain ecosystems and sectors with high overlap with other themes. The results show significant differences in annual returns across different themes, with a range from -20.7% to +2,939.8%.
AI and Meme coins perform outstandingly
The most outstanding theme in Crypto Assets in 2024 is the AI sector, with an average increase of 2,939.8% YTD from the beginning of the year to now (. Following closely is the Meme coin sector, with a return rate of 2,185.1% this year. The returns of these two sectors far exceed the other popular themes by more than double.
The Meme coin sector began to significantly lead in March, with a monthly return soaring from 96.6% to 1,713.1%. Despite the extreme volatility, Meme coins maintained the highest returns for most of 2024. However, after reaching a historical peak return of 3,211.4% on December 9, the sector experienced a correction as market interest waned.
In contrast, the AI sector experienced a strong rebound at the end of the year, with returns in December nearly doubling from 1,598.1% to 2,939.8%. This was primarily due to the explosive growth of a certain AI agency platform's token, which became the highest-gaining token in the Crypto Assets market this year. Ultimately, the AI sector surpassed Meme coins at the end of December to become the annual return champion.
Real world assets ) RWA ( sector ranks third with an annual average return of 819.5%. The sector performed steadily at the beginning of the year, reaching a yield of 365.3% by April 12, before consolidating in the following six months. In November, driven by the rise in the price of a certain coin, the RWA sector restarted its upward trend.
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Layer 1, DePIN and DeFi performed mediocrely
Layer 1, decentralized physical infrastructure ) DePIN ( and decentralized finance ) DeFi ( sectors performed similarly in 2024, recording returns of 142.5%, 135.4%, and 101.4% respectively. This means that Layer 1 and DePIN slightly outperformed Bitcoin's increase of 125.5% during the same period, while the performance of the DeFi sector was even below that of Bitcoin.
In other words, conservative investors who only hold Bitcoin can achieve returns comparable to at least three major themes.
Game and Layer 2 performance is poor
GameFi and Layer 2 have become the worst-performing sectors in 2024, even worse than Ethereum's 49.0% increase. Specifically, the GameFi sector has only risen by 14.7% this year, with six of the top ten game tokens experiencing declines ranging from 3.1% to 32.9%.
Layer 2 is the only sector to record negative returns this year, down 20.7%. Amid the trend of projects seeking to launch their own Layer 2 solutions, seven of the top ten Layer 2 coins saw their prices decline, with decreases ranging from 6.3% to 75.3%.
2024 Crypto Assets Thematic收益排名
Ranked by the average annual price return of its top 10 tokens:
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This year, the cryptocurrency market has shown a significant trend of differentiation. The explosive growth of the AI and Meme coin sectors is noteworthy, while the traditional Layer 1 and DeFi sectors have performed mediocrely. The weak performance of GameFi and Layer 2 reflects a cooling enthusiasm in the market for these areas. This trend of differentiation reminds investors to closely monitor market movements and allocate their portfolios wisely.