- Safe haven coins such as bitcoin, cardano and ether retain popularity
- But smaller tokens see biggest jump in users as investors seek lower price entry points
- Terra 2.0, Fetch.ai and Immutable X see strong gains as investors seek ‘next bitcoin’
Tuesday 4 April 2023, Larger cryptoassets have retained investor confidence, with prices overcoming a sluggish start to 2023 to finish the quarter strongly, according to the latest data from eToro.
The social trading and investing platform’s quarterly update shows that the top 10 most held cryptoassets remain largely unchanged since Q4 2022. Bitcoin, Cardano and Ethereum occupy the top three spots, as per the previous quarter.
The biggest moves were seen in smaller tokens, with Terra 2.0 (+110%), Fetch.ai (55%) and Immutable X (47%) seeing the largest increase in users. Outside the top ten, there were double-digit rises for many other smaller tokens, as investors looked to diversify their crypto portfolios and find lower price entry points.
Simon Peters, Crypto Market Analyst at eToro, commented: “After a difficult 2022, it looks like crypto may have turned a corner, with March’s performance providing optimism that 2023 could be a much better year for investors, with bitcoin up over 68% YTD. The vast majority of our users invested in crypto have held firm on their positions over the last 12 months and many will now have a close eye on another potential bull run in the asset.
“We have also seen strong interest in several lesser-known cryptoassets. As with stocks, some investors like to buy lower priced, less mainstream coins in the hope of strong returns. Understanding the use cases of each crypto is vital when adopting this approach, but with readily available information, reading up and understanding their USPs means investors can get behind smaller projects very early.”
Table 1: Most widely held cryptoassets on eToro globally
| Cryptoasset | Current ranking | Ranking at end of Q4 2022 |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 1 |
| Cardano | 2 | 2 |
| Ethereum | 3 | 3 |
| XRP | 4 | 4 |
| Dogecoin | 5 | 5 |
| Shiba (in millions) | 6 | 6 |
| TRON | 7 | 7 |
| Songbird | 8 | 8 |
| Stellar | 9 | 9 |
| IOTA | 10 | 10 |
Source: eToro platform data, 00.00am April 1st 2023
Table 2: Cryptoassets with biggest proportional increase in holders quarter on quarter
| Cryptoasset | Increase in holders QoQ as a percentage |
| Terra 2.0 | +110% |
| Fetch.ai | +55% |
| Immutable X | +47% |
| Livepeer | +36% |
| Orchid | +35% |
| Skale Network | +30% |
| Bancor | +28% |
| Gala | +24% |
| dYdX | +23% |
| Amp | +21% |
Source: eToro platform data 00:00am April 1st 2023. Past performance is not an indication of future results.
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Notes to editors
The data in the tables represents the top 10 biggest cryptoasset risers and the top 10 most held cryptoasset positions (open positions) by global investors on the eToro platform in Q1 2023 and Q4 2022; it does not include positions held as CFDs or in Smart Portfolios. Data accurate as of April 1st 2023.
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