January's Top Large Cap Crypto? Not Bitcoin or Ether...

January turned out to be a discounted month for the cryptocurrency markets.

However, amid the gloom and doom, a few small-cap tokens managed to put on a good show.

For instance, names like VeChain, NEO, Populous and Stellar dominated the list of gainers among the top 25 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization (as of Jan. 31).

Here's a closer look at their performance.
VeChain

January performance: +146 percent
All-time high: $9.55 hit on Jan. 22
Price on Jan. 1: $2.26
Price on Jan. 31: $5.58
Rank as per market capitalization: 18

To date, the project has garnered attention from Chinese state media and has also partnered with the China National Tobacco Corporation to develop and implement blockchain solutions.
NEO

January Performance: +95 percent
All-time high: $194.70 hit on Jan. 15
Price on Jan. 1: $74.54
Price on Jan. 31: $145.76
Rank as per market capitalization: 7

The cryptocurrency is down 30 percent from the all-time high of $194.70.
Populous

January performance: +72 percent
All-time high: $75.60 hit on Jan. 29
Price on Jan. 1: $40.35
Price on Jan. 31: $69.78
Rank as per market capitalization: 23

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source: https://www.coindesk.com/januarys-top-large-cap-crypto-wasnt-bitcoin-ether/