Only One of These Four Cryptos Is Up in 2026, and It Is Not XRP, Cardano or Dogecoin

Chainlink (LINK) is up roughly 1%, making it the only one of the four cryptos with a positive year-to-date return, while XRP, Cardano, and Dogecoin are down 24%, 34%, and 22% respectively.

All four coins have rallied over the past 30 days, led by Chainlink at 49%, followed by XRP at 40%, Dogecoin at 32%, and Cardano at 14%.

Over 12 months, every coin is deeply negative, with LINK down 47% and ADA down 75%, making the green year-to-date reading a low bar rather than a recovery signal.

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Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK) trades around $12.30 today, up nearly 1% since the start of the year. XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) trades at $1.42, down about 22% year-to-date. Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) trades at $0.22, down roughly 34% over the same time frame. Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) trades at $0.09, down roughly 23%. That leaves Chainlink as the only one of the four to post a positive return in 2026.

Over the past 30 days, however, all four have rallied. Chainlink is up 49%, XRP 40%, Dogecoin 32%, and Cardano 14%. So what does the gap between these two timeframes tell us about the four coins' performance in 2026?

The four cryptocurrencies show a sharp difference between their recent performance and their year-to-date position. All four have gained over the past month, but only Chainlink has recovered enough to trade above its 2026 starting level, while XRP, ADA and DOGE remain below their respective break-even prices.

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Chainlink has moved slightly above that level after gaining 49% over the past month, leaving it up 1% year to date. The other three have not recovered their earlier losses. XRP and DOGE are both down 22% for the year, while ADA remains the weakest performer, down 34%.

XRP has gained 40% in one month, yet it remains 22% below its January starting price. DOGE has followed a similar path, up 32% this month, while ADA has added 14% without making up much of its earlier decline.