NEO Coin Update

January Performance: +95 percent
All-time high: $194.70 hit on Jan. 15
Price on Jan. 1: $74.54
Price on Jan. 31: $145.76
Rank as per market capitalization: 7
Sometimes referred to as "China's ethereum," neo has aimed to build a smart economy in much the same way as its larger competitor, though without the same enterprise fanfare.

Still, the retail market has shown a strong interest. Launched in Dec. 2016, neo weathered the storm created by China's ICO ban in September last year to rebound with a strong start to 2018, possibly due to its innovative features. (Notably, it differs from ethereum in a sense that it can't fork.)

The cryptocurrency is down 30 percent from the all-time high of $194.70.