Cryptocurrencies Continue to Grow Despite Low Prices

The cryptocurrency market has been experiencing a period of volatility, with many major altcoins trading below their 2025 highs. However, despite the low prices, these networks are continuing to grow and develop, with increasing activity and institutional adoption.

Ethereum (ETH) is one example of this trend. Despite being down 57% from its August 2025 all-time high of $4,946, Ethereum still holds about $43 billion in Total Value Locked (TVL) across its DeFi protocols, making it the largest DeFi chain in crypto.

Similarly, XRP has spent most of 2026 stuck between $1.30 and $1.50, but daily transactions on the XRP Ledger hit 3 million in March, driven by new trading pools, stablecoins, and real-world assets moving onto the chain.

Avalanche (AVAX) is another example of a network that has been growing despite its low price. The tokenized RWA value topped $1.3 billion at the end of 2025, up nearly 950% on the year after BlackRock's $500 million BUIDL fund launched on the chain.

Chainlink (LINK) is perhaps the most undervalued of the group, with its price feeds and Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) running the entire real-world asset (RWA) market, which grew from around $5 billion at the start of 2025 to roughly $30 billion by the end of Q1 2026.