Is the Buy-and-Hold Strategy Still Effective in the Crypto Market?
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In 2025, crypto tokens listed on major exchanges largely struggled to maintain positive price performance, with weakness observed regardless of the listing venue. This performance has fueled debate over whether the traditional buy-and-hold strategy still works in today’s crypto environment. Sponsored Binance, Coinbase, or DEXs: 2025 Listings Struggled Across the Board According to data from CryptoRank, between January 1 and December 31, 2025, Binance listed 100 tokens, with 93 of them trading in the red. The median return on investment (ROI) for Binance-listed tokens stood at 0.22x. This indicated that the typical newly listed altcoin lost a significant portion of its value. Bybit listed 150 tokens during the period, with 127 recording declines and a median ROI of 0.23x. MEXC, which led in listing activity with 878 new tokens, reported 747 tokens trading in the red and a median ROI of 0.21x. Some exchanges showed relatively stronger outcomes, though declines still dominated. Coinbase listed 111 tokens, with 94 trading lower and a median ROI of 0.43x, the highest among major centralized exchanges. Kraken followed a similar pattern. It posted a median ROI of 0.30x despite most of its newly listed tokens finishing in negative territory. It is also worth noting that many tokens were common across multiple exchanges, suggesting that performance was driven less by the listing venue and more by broader market conditions. CryptoRank noted that this trend was not limited to centralized platforms. In a separate analysis, the firm examined listing performance on Hyperliquid, a major perpetual decentralized exchange, and found similar results. “Given the recent FUD about @binance and its listing performance, we used @HyperliquidX’s public API data to compare results, and they were almost the same. It’s pretty obvious we’d see a similar pattern across exchanges, so it’s unlikely to be solely the exchange’s fault,” the…
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