$BTC $BNB $ton 03 Best Cryptocurrencies To Invest In June 2024
1. Bitcoin (BTC)
Market cap: $1.3 trillion
Year-over-year return: 145
Created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin (BTC) is the original cryptocurrency. As with most cryptocurrencies, BTC runs on a blockchain, or a ledger logging transactions distributed across a network of thousands of computers. Because additions to the distributed ledgers must be verified by solving a cryptographic puzzle, a process called proof of work, Bitcoin is kept secure and safe from fraudsters.
Bitcoin’s price has skyrocketed as it’s become a household name. In May 2016, you could buy one bitcoin for about $500. As of May. 28, 2024, a single bitcoin’s price was around $68,335. That’s a growth of 13,567%.
2. Binance Coin (BNB)
Market cap: $88.7 billion
Year-over-year return: 90%
Binance Coin (BNB) is a form of cryptocurrency that you can use to trade and pay fees on Binance, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. Since its launch in 2017, Binance Coin has expanded past merely facilitating trades on Binance’s exchange platform. Now, it can be used for trading, payment processing or even booking travel arrangements. It can also be traded or exchanged for other forms of cryptocurrency, such as Ethereum or Bitcoin.
BNB’s price in 2017 was just $0.10. By late May 2024, its price had risen to around $601, a gain of 600,926%.
3. Toncoin (TON)
Market cap: $22.3 billion
Year-over-year return: 236%
Originally developed as a layer-1 blockchain for Telegram’s encrypted messaging platform, Toncoin was soon abandoned before being taken over by the TON foundation. The project name was even changed to “The Open Network” from its original name “Telegram Open Network,” both of which are referred to by their acronym: TON
Toncoin—first known as Gram—is the native token for TON. It is an application that allows users to buy, send and store funds on TON’s incredibly fast, environmentally friendly network.