2025’s Crypto Rollercoaster: Akuma Inu Shines, Ai16z and BIO Fall Hard

2025’s Crypto Rollercoaster: Akuma Inu Shines, Ai16z and BIO Fall Hard

Weekend and Year-to-Date Crypto Market Trends

As of Sunday, January 12, 2025, the cryptocurrency market remains volatile, with the total crypto economy standing at $3.31 trillion. While some digital assets continue to shine, others have faced significant losses.

Top Weekend Performers:

• Theta Fuel (TFUEL): +12.29% against USD

• KuCoin Token (KCS): +4.76%

• Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT): +4.37%

Weekend Declines:

• Ai16z (AI16Z): -15.77%

• Aixbt (AIXBT): -14.15%

• Bio Protocol (BIO): -13.17%

• Virtual Protocol (VIRTUAL): -11.44%

Among top-ten cryptocurrencies, notable declines included:

• Dogecoin (DOGE): -3.25%

• Cardano (ADA): -2.98%

• Tron (TRX): -3.97%

Excluding stablecoins, all top-ten assets ended the weekend in the red.

Akuma Inu Leads 2025 YTD Gains

Despite the weekend turbulence, the year-to-date (YTD) performance tells a different story. Several cryptocurrencies have experienced substantial growth:

• Akuma Inu (AKUMA): +135%

• Freysa AI (FAI): +84.62%

• XinFin (XDC): +40.47%

• Destra Network (DSYNC): +27.93%

• Stellar (XLM): +27.31%

• SPX6900 (SPX): +24.34%

The Year’s Worst Performers

On the flip side, some assets have seen sharp declines in 2025:

• Bio Protocol (BIO): -54.57%

• Ai16z (AI16Z): -36.22%

• Chex Token (CHEX): -35.85%

• Goatseus Maximus (GOAT): -33.42%

• Virtual Protocol (VIRTUAL): -31.82%

• Aixbt (AIXBT): -28.13%

• FTX Token (FTT): -26.66%

Leading Cryptos: Mixed Performance

• Bitcoin (BTC): +1.01% YTD

• Ethereum (ETH): -2.03% YTD

• XRP: +20.9% YTD

• BNB: -1.17% YTD

• Solana (SOL): -0.23% YTD

• Dogecoin (DOGE): +6.2% YTD

• Cardano (ADA): +15.5% YTD

• Tron (TRX): -8.3% YTD

• Avalanche (AVAX): +2% YTD

• SUI: +14.7% YTD

• Toncoin (TON): -3.6% YTD

Market Takeaways

The crypto market in 2025 is proving to be a rollercoaster ride. Akuma Inu has emerged as a standout performer with a remarkable 135% gain, while assets like BIO and Ai16z struggle with steep losses. As the year progresses, market participants will need to navigate this volatility with caution and adaptability.