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Crypto’s Weekly Winners: From Privacy Coins Breaking Records to Meme Tokens Staging Epic Comebacks — The 5 Hottest Performers You Need to Know – Yahoo Finance

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Thu, May 29, 2025, 5:50 AM 5 min read

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The cryptocurrency market continues to show significant volatility, with several tokens posting impressive weekly gains. Here’s a breakdown of the top performers and what’s driving their momentum:

Price Movement: $1.20 → $1.44 (20% weekly gain)

Fartcoin has gained 20% over the past week, though it’s beginning to show signs of profit-taking after an extraordinary run. The meme token has surged over 700% from its March lows of $0.20 to a peak of $1.64, representing one of the most spectacular rallies in the meme coin sector this year.

Key Considerations: As with all meme coins, FARTCOIN carries extreme volatility risk. The recent pullback from highs suggests some investors are taking profits after the massive rally. Retail investors should be particularly cautious given the speculative nature of these assets.

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Price Movement: $337 → $411 (20% weekly gain)

Monero continues its impressive performance, repeatedly setting new all-time highs. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency has gained 20% this week, demonstrating sustained institutional and retail interest.

About Monero: Launched in 2014, Monero is designed specifically for private, anonymous transactions. Unlike Bitcoin, where all transactions are publicly visible on the blockchain, Monero uses advanced cryptographic techniques including ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RingCT to obscure transaction details. This makes it nearly impossible to trace the sender, receiver, or transaction amount.

Market Context: Monero’s strength comes during a period of increased focus on financial privacy and regulatory scrutiny of traditional cryptocurrencies. However, its privacy features have also led to delisting from some major exchanges due to regulatory concerns in certain jurisdictions.

Price Movement: $1.07 → $1.40 (30% weekly gain)

Worldcoin has posted a solid 30% gain this week, recovering from previous lows and showing renewed investor interest.

About Worldcoin: Founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Worldcoin aims to create a global identity and financial network accessible to everyone. The project’s core innovation is its “proof of personhood” system, which uses iris-scanning technology through a device called “The Orb” to verify unique human identity without storing personal data.

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