Crypto Returns in 2020
The 2020 return of each coin on this site's returns list, measured on its Binance spot USDT market from the 31 Dec 2019 daily close to the 31 Dec 2020 daily close (UTC). Only coins with every daily candle of the year are ranked.
13 of 13 coins with a complete 2020 closed it above the previous year-end close (median +183.9%, 31 Dec 2019 close to 31 Dec 2020 close). Best: Chainlink (+535.8%); worst: XRP (+13.81%). 9 coins were listed during 2020 or have gaps in the daily record, and are listed separately without a rank.
Survivorship limit. These are the 40 coins this site covers today on Binance spot, not the full market as it stood in 2020: coins that were delisted or lost their place since are not here, and the ranking is not a complete list of 2020 winners and losers.
Complete-year returns in 2020 (%)
31 Dec 2019 close → 31 Dec 2020 close · Binance spot USDT · UTC| # | Coin | Return | 31 Dec 2019 close | 31 Dec 2020 close | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chainlink LINK | +535.8% | 1.767 | 11.236 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 2 | Ethereum ETH | +470.2% | 129.16 | 736.42 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 3 | Cardano ADA | +452.0% | 0.03285 | 0.1813 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 4 | Bitcoin BTC | +302.0% | 7,195.2 | 28,923.6 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 5 | Hedera HBAR | +210.9% | 0.01024 | 0.03184 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 6 | Litecoin LTC | +200.8% | 41.300 | 124.21 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 7 | Stellar XLM | +183.9% | 0.04495 | 0.1276 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 8 | BNB BNB | +172.4% | 13.716 | 37.359 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 9 | Zcash ZEC | +132.1% | 27.540 | 63.910 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 10 | Dogecoin DOGE | +132.0% | 0.002014 | 0.004671 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 11 | TRON TRX | +101.3% | 0.01330 | 0.02677 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 12 | Bitcoin Cash BCH | +67.29% | 204.52 | 342.15 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| 13 | XRP XRP | +13.81% | 0.1930 | 0.2196 | Returns · 2020 prices |
Partial 2020 history, not ranked
Observed return between the dates shown| Coin | Observed | From | To | Why partial | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solana SOL | -47.11% | 11 Aug 2020 first open | 31 Dec 2020 close | listed on Binance spot 11 Aug 2020 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| NEAR Protocol NEAR | +7.05% | 14 Oct 2020 first open | 31 Dec 2020 close | listed on Binance spot 14 Oct 2020 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| Uniswap UNI | +1,617% | 17 Sep 2020 first open | 31 Dec 2020 close | listed on Binance spot 17 Sep 2020 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| Avalanche AVAX | +274.8% | 22 Sep 2020 first open | 31 Dec 2020 close | listed on Binance spot 22 Sep 2020 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| Aave AAVE | +72.04% | 15 Oct 2020 first open | 31 Dec 2020 close | listed on Binance spot 15 Oct 2020 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| PAX Gold PAXG | -0.67% | 28 Aug 2020 first open | 31 Dec 2020 close | listed on Binance spot 28 Aug 2020 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| Filecoin FIL | +143.3% | 15 Oct 2020 first open | 31 Dec 2020 close | listed on Binance spot 15 Oct 2020 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| Polkadot DOT | +343.2% | 18 Aug 2020 first open | 31 Dec 2020 close | listed on Binance spot 18 Aug 2020 | Returns · 2020 prices |
| Injective INJ | +912.0% | 21 Oct 2020 first open | 31 Dec 2020 close | listed on Binance spot 21 Oct 2020 | Returns · 2020 prices |
How it is measured. Each return is the 31 Dec 2020 daily close divided by the 31 Dec 2019 daily close, minus one, the same close-to-close year as the yearly table on each coin's returns page. The annual price pages (for example 2020 prices) instead show the first daily open of the year to its last close, so their figure can differ slightly. A coin is ranked only when all 2020 daily candles and the prior year-end close are present; one listed during the year, or with missing days, is in the partial table, without a rank.
Coverage: 13 complete, 9 partial, 18 with no 2020 candles (listed later: Hyperliquid, Sui, Ethena, Worldcoin, ASTER, Pump.fun, Pepe, Bittensor, World Liberty Financial, Ondo, Tether Gold, Arbitrum, LayerZero, Official Trump, Plasma, Aerodrome Finance, GRAM, Pudgy Penguins). Coins without data are left out, not counted as losses. Source: Binance spot USDT daily candles (public API). Not financial advice.