Today, the broader cryptocurrency market entered another consolidation period that started on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The market experienced a 1.64% drop, making its market cap currently standing at $3.27 trillion.
Amidst these developments, investors are always eager to add top-performing assets into their portfolio. Today, Phoenix Group shared data that highlighted assets that became the focus of investors’ attention in the past 24H with impressive movements.
DAILY GAINERS$KEKIUS +105.8% $CFG +39.0% $CTXC +34.9% $PORTAL +16.7% $APX +15.1% $SNT +13.5% $ALPACA +12.4% $ZKL +12.2% $REI +9.9% $AST +9.8%#dailygainers pic.twitter.com/UssMi4TInr
— PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) May 17, 2025
Top 10 crypto gainers today
Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS)
Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS) emerged as the top gainer in today’s crypto market. It recorded a tremendous price growth of 105.8% over the past 24 hours. Elon Musk, the owner of X and Tesla CEO, ignited the massive price rise for the frog-themed meme coin. KEKIUS rose more than 100% within the past 24 hours after Elon mentioned ‘Kekius Maximus’ in his X profile, a move that sparked a strong price hike for the meme coin. The asset’s potential is also seen by its 84.4% and 96.2% weekly and monthly growth.
Centrifuge (CFG)
Centrifuge (CFG) clinched the second position with a price surge of 39% from yesterday. The asset’s value currently stands at $0.2062, up 28.6% and 55% over the past week and month, respectively. This jump happens before the planned migration of the Centrifuge platform to the Ethereum blockchain. The migration marks a great achievement for Centrifuge as the platform moves to enable the full EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) integration. The migration is anticipated to set the stage for the rollout of an Ethereum-focused Centrifuge protocol.
Cortex (CTXC)
Cortex (CTXC) took the third position with a price rise of 34.9%. This jump shows that the AI crypto token is gaining user interest, further indicated by its recent price movement. Its price has been up 29.3% and 84.7% in the past week and one month, respectively, surging from a low of $0.0511 to the current high of $0.1077.
Portal (PORTAL)
Fourth on the list is Portal (PORTAL), which registered a 16.75% price surge today. Together with an 11.9% gain over the last seven days, these upturns are indications that users are investing in the crypto gaming token, seeking new opportunities in the crypto gaming sector.
APX (APX)
APX (APX) settled on the fifth place with a 15.1% price hike. For several months now, APX, a native token of APX Finance, a DEX platform for crypto derivatives, continues to maintain an impressive upward trend. Its price has been up 38.9%, 30%, and 35.7% over the past week, one month, and one year, respectively – positive records showing users trust the platform.
Others
Other crypto assets that also performed excellently today include SNT, ALPACA, ZKL, REI, and AST.
Status (SNT) secured the sixth place with a 13.5% price surge. Seventh on the list is Alpaca Finance (ALPACA), which recorded a 12.4% price jump. zkLink (ZKL) closely followed with a 12.2% rise. Finally, REI Network (REI) and AirSwap (AST) wrapped this list with 9.9% and 9.8% price increases, respectively.
The above analysis brings to light that investment decisions that users make today will give them profit in the future, depending on the strategy they use. One of the best investment strategy essential to embrace is to pick the right assets for investment.
This requires investors to stay updated (looking at the top performers) to get insight into what’s going on in the market. The best way to make a successful investment in the cryptocurrency market is to invest in top-performing assets.
