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The quotes of most of the largest cryptocurrencies showed growth over the last seven days. During this period, the prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum changed insignificantly—they increased by approximately 2%, reaching $90.5K and $3.1K respectively.
About 70% of large coins from the Coinmarketcap list showed positive dynamics for the selected period, adding up to 50% in value. The capitalization of the crypto market as a whole grew by approximately 3%, to $3.1 trillion. About 40 of these cryptocurrencies grew by more than 6%, and about 20 by more than 10%.
We present a regular selection of the five most appreciated cryptocurrencies. It is based on the percentage growth over the last seven days (from January 2 to 9), and the crypto assets are taken from the top 100 largest by capitalization in the Coinmarketcap ranking.
JasmyCoin (JASMY)
Growth over 7 days (from January 2 to 9): 47%
JasmyCoin is the token of the eponymous Japanese blockchain platform developing solutions in the field of the Internet of Things (IoT) and personal data protection. The project was created by former top managers of Sony, and its technology allows users to control and monetize their data. JASMY is used within the platform's ecosystem, and the developers position it as an asset of a major Japanese blockchain company, but the prevalence of Jasmy technologies in the industry remains limited.
The capitalization of JASMY amounts to almost $450 million with a token price of $0.0091. Throughout the previous year, the asset fell almost all the time from a level above $0.31. Even considering the growth over the previous seven days, the price is 70% lower than the values at the beginning of 2025.
Render (RENDER)
Growth over 7 days (from January 2 to 9): 42%
Render Network is a decentralized platform for graphics rendering that uses the power of distributed GPUs. The project is aimed at designers, animators, and creators of 3D content, allowing them to rent the computing power of other network users. Behind the project is the company OTOY, which, even before the launch of the crypto project, provided cloud solutions for graphics rendering.
The RENDER token (formerly RNDR) is used to pay for rendering, distribute resources within the network, and as a reward for node operators who provide their graphics cards (GPUs). The Render ecosystem also includes mechanisms for staking and rewards for participation in computations.
RENDER is trading at the $2.22 mark, with a capitalization of about $1.15 billion. The asset has a similar dynamic to JASMY—last year the asset fell from a level of $6.77.
Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL)
Growth over 7 days (from January 2 to 9): 43%
Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) is a platform for creating AI agents based on the Base blockchain network. These agents are designed to autonomously perform tasks and mimic human decision-making. The platform allows for the creation and co-ownership of tokenized shares of created AI agents, which can interact with both real people and other agents.
VIRTUAL is the largest cryptocurrency by capitalization in the AI agents category with a value of $685 million; the token price is at $1.04. Like the previous tokens, VIRTUAL fell for almost the entire year of 2025.
Polygon (POL)
Growth over 7 days (from January 2 to 9): 31%
Polygon operates as a sidechain from the main Ethereum network, offloading it and allowing for many more transactions to be conducted, simultaneously making them faster and minimizing fee sizes. POL is the new native coin of the Polygon blockchain network, which is used for staking and securing the network, and as fuel for conducting transactions, as is the case in networks like Ethereum or Solana.
The dynamics of POL over the previous year did not differ significantly from the cryptocurrencies described above. In January, a year ago, the coin was worth more than $0.44. The current price level is at $0.14 with a capitalization of over $1.53 billion.
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET)
Growth over 7 days (from January 2 to 9): 28%
Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) is one of the most well-known tokens associated with AI technologies. To create the project, the developers of three major blockchains joined forces: Fetch.ai (FET), SingularityNET (AGIX), and Ocean Protocol (OCEAN). They announced the creation of the "Artificial Superintelligence Alliance" (ASI), stating that they would be able to bring the coin into the top 20 digital assets.
FET is the second-largest coin in the AI agents sector by capitalization, with a figure of about $645 million at a price of about $0.28. The coin has been in a downtrend for almost two years from its historical peak of $3.47, reached in March 2024.
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