As Crypto Prices Reeled in Q1, These Coins Stood Out

Winners Quarterly performance: +63 percent Rank by market capitalization: 19 Market capitalization: $606 million Dash (dash), the 19th largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, jumped nearly 63 percent to register its best quarterly performance since the final quarter of 2017, according to data source Messari Pro. While the majority of prominent cryptocurrencies outperformed bitcoin's 30 percent rise in January, dash went a step further by scoring triple-digit gains, possibly due to increased adoption in Venezuela's hyperinflated economy.

Quarterly performance: +31.5 percent Rank by market capitalization: 14 Market capitalization: $2 billion Link, the 14th largest cryptocurrency, closed the first quarter with 31.5 percent gains, having put in dismal performances in the preceding two quarters. At one point, in early March, the native cryptocurrency of the Chainlink network was trading at record highs above $5.00, representing a staggering 200 percent year-to-date gain.

Timeline of Chainlink