Analyzing the Best Performing Top and Large Cap CoinsNewton $AB (Market cap rank: #66):SPX6900 $SPX (Market Cap Rank: #63):WhiteRock $WHITE (Market C

While most cryptocurrency market caps have struggled to tread water in mid-June, a few standout projects have gone against the trend. The overall altcoin market has seen major pullbacks as Bitcoin has cooled off since the $112K all-time high that hit back on May 22nd. As we have seen throughout the sector's history, if BTC can't sustain its forward momentum, alts usually fall behind and can't get the "trickle down" effect from Bitcoin's profit redistribution.

But despite the red across the charts, some coins have managed to deliver strong returns over the past 30 days. These exceptions have caught the attention of traders looking for strength during weakness. Among them are SORA GROK (GROK), Newton (AB), and SPX6900 (SPX), each showing impressive momentum even as many top projects have gone flat or down.

Whether the gains for each project continues depends heavily on crowd behavior. Markets move the opposite direction of the crowd's expectations, and it has been this way since the existence of the speculative-driven crypto sector began. Therefore, if retail traders start piling into these pumping assets out of greed or fear of missing out (FOMO), prices could peak and reverse quickly. However, if the crowd is more skeptical and chooses to take profits or ignore the hype, this may actually be a bullish sign that the rally has more room to grow. Understanding the emotional state of the market is key, especially during times of uncertainty. In the sections that follow, we’ll break down the strongest-performing large and top cap coins this month, including their recent 30-day performance data.

Newton $AB (Market cap rank: #66):

Newton is a token in DeFi ecosystems, known for strong short-term price volatility and tied to adoption in decentralized lending and trading. With its market cap jumping +114% in the past 30 days, we have seen its social dominance (in blue) rise to its highest level of 2025 this week. Interestingly, though, the ratio of positive vs. negative comments aren't nearly as high as they were in the early to middle part of May. There is clearly a lot of recognition for Newton's rally right now, but not a ton of belief that it will continue toward yet another 2x rally. There may be a bit more upside, but more than 5x bullish vs. bearish comments is still high (even if not as high as last month).

SPX6900 $SPX (Market Cap Rank: #63):

SPX6900 is a meme-styled token on Ethereum/Solana ecosystems. Often moves on hype and chart patterns; recently penetrating technical resistance with nearly 98% 30-day gains. Although a lot of meme coins have struggled mightily compared to more traditional layer 1's and 2's these past couple months, this one has clearly been an exception. Social dominance has risen a bit throughout the year, but it hasn't budged much since the beginning of May. On top of that, there are only 2.2 bullish comments for every bearish comment. That's surprisingly low for a meme coin that generally is only expected to be discussed when good things are happening. Considering the very recent -19% drawdown in its price, don't be surprised if there is a bit of a rebound to begin building up the hype toward one of 2025's hottest meme coins.

WhiteRock $WHITE (Market Cap Rank: #124):

WhiteRock is a real‑world asset (RWA) protocol that tokenizes stocks, bonds, options, and property. It bridges traditional finance and crypto via tokenized securities. Even though the coin's market value is +66% in the past 30 days, it has actually dropped nearly -60% since its peak two weeks ago. This has led it to being right back off of traders' radars, and could be a sneaky play. Especially with social dominance back to its pre-pump March levels and only 1.6 bullish comments per bearish comment.

WhiteBIT Token $WBT (Market Cap Rank: #12):

WBT is the native token of WhiteBIT, a large European crypto exchange. It benefits from trading volume, fee discounts, and IEO participation. The 12th largest market cap in crypto has been on a massive +61% run in just the past week alone, making its pump among the most recent on this article's list. Social dominance has predictably erupted for WBT, but the positive sentiment isn't showing any notable excitement from the crowd whatsoever. We likely will see its price make a second run after its local top that just occurred on June 15th unless FOMO begins to make an appearance.

Hyperliquid $HYPE (Market Cap Rank: #11):

HYPE is the governance and utility token of Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetuals exchange. It has been among the darlings of altcoin traders in 2025, and for good reason. The coin's market value has approximately 4x'd since its bottom back on April 7th, and it's up another +52% in the past 30 days. The social dominance this week still sits at 1.25% of all crypto discussions after being above 1.5% in late May. On top of that, the bullish comments outnumber the bearish comments 3.75 to 1. Not ideal for a continued pump, so you may want to consider allowing HYPE's social dominance to at least fizzle down a little bit.

Maple Finance $SYRUP (Market Cap Rank: #103):

Maple Finance is a decentralized lending platform offering fixed-income opportunities for institutions. SYRUP is used for governance and staking, with ~$1.1 B in circulation. The altcoin has outpaced even HYPE since its bottom in early April, nearly 6x'ing during that timeframe. However, it's getting far less social dominance at just 0.05% of all crypto asset discussions. The positive vs. negative commentary is 3.45 to 1 this week, which is a bit above average compared to when Santiment's social data for it began four months ago.

Kaia $KAIA (Market Cap Rank: #69):

Kaia is a Layer‑1 smart-contract platform aimed at scalable decentralized apps. The asset went on a massive +67% surge from June 8th to 11th alone, and that's the primary reason why it's up +35% over the past 30 rollercoaster days for the 69th ranked market cap. Social dominance is notably at 0.088%, the highest level since the final week of 2024. So clearly the crowd has been paying attention to the Layer-1. Bullish comments are at 3.4 compared to every bearish comment, which is a bit above what you'd like to see for a continued rally.

Klaytn $KLAY (Market Cap Rank: #96):

Klaytn is a public blockchain platform backed by Kakao, designed for dApps, especially in metaverse and gaming. It focuses on scalability and ease of adoption. It saw a nearly identical pump to KAIA in the 2nd week of June, and is +33% in the past 30 days. The asset is actually rarely talked about, making social data a bit too low of a sample size to truly be reliable. But for what it's worth, only 0.002% of all crypto discussions are related to the 96th market cap in crypto.

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