I Analyzed The ROIs of 1.600 Crypto ICOs - Here is What I Learned

In this study, I want to find out which cryptos have the highest return of investment (ROI). For this, I analyzed price performance of a total of 1.648 initial coin offerings (ICOs).

💾The Dataset

The dataset I used is from Cryptorank. It includes data on ICO sale price, ROI at all-time high (ATH), current ROI, launchpad details and ICO start date.

❓What Does ROI in Crypto Mean?

The ROI is an indicator that shows how much profit you make with a certain amount of invested capital.

For example: you buy BTC for $1,000 and later sell it for $2,000 — in this case your ROI is 100%.

📊What Is The Highest ROI in Crypto?

Let’s look at the data now. The chart below shows the ROIs of each cryptocurrency at ATH (blue) as well as at the current time (yellow). The horizontal axis shows how much return the token/coin has made in log scale. The black line indicates a ROI of 0%, i.e. the initial ICO price. The further the dots to the right of the black line, the more return the coin has made.