The wind is blowing! Cryptocurrency surges 1,300% this year, up far more than Bitcoin, Ethereum

Other cryptocurrencies have also reaped huge gains in 2021 due to the surge in investor interest in crypto assets, such as Solana, the so-called "ethereum killer," which has also surpassed BNB.

Arcane Research wrote in a report, "Despite Bitcoin's strong performance in 2021, we are seeing more money flowing to cryptocurrencies."