LINK

AnyWaltzWillDo

LINK mainly because it has been partnering with SWIFT and they are doing live tests later this year. My next closest would be XRP but all of XRP's partnership announcements are just paper, insubstantial things. Most of LINK's are as well but the SWIFT one is legit. That being said, spot XRP etfs might cause a nice boost so /shrug. In the real world I just hold both.

AnyWaltzWillDo

1. As far as an exchange goes I am not sure where a 15 year old can open an account but your parents might be able to help with that. 2. A lot of people telling you to do index funds. This is solid, safe advice and is the surest path to wealth over time. That being said, you are looking at crypto and being as young as you are you have time to make mistakes and learn how to not touch a hot stove, metaphorically speaking. 3. Make sure you are investing instead of gambling. Buying BTC is the only thing that meets my personal criteria as an investment in the crypto space. Next is speculative assets which have a great use but not yet adopted which would include XRP, LINK, ADA, ETH and more. Don't bother with meme coins. That is gambling. Not investing. You might as well ask your parents to buy lotto tickets for you. 4. It's great you are getting an early start on investing and I wish I had been that smart but one thing to remember is the greatest investment you can make is in yourself. That means learning a skill so when you reach your 20s you can start pulling in a decent paycheck which can allow you to invest even more.

AnyWaltzWillDo

1. As far as an exchange goes I am not sure where a 15 year old can open an account but your parents might be able to help with that. 2. A lot of people telling you to do index funds. This is solid, safe advice and is the surest path to wealth over time. That being said, you are looking at crypto and being as young as you are you have time to make mistakes and learn how to not touch a hot stove, metaphorically speaking. 3. Make sure you are investing instead of gambling. Buying BTC is the only thing that meets my personal criteria as an investment in the crypto space. Next is speculative assets which have a great use but not yet adopted which would include XRP, LINK, ADA, ETH and more. Don't bother with meme coins. That is gambling. Not investing. You might as well ask your parents to buy lotto tickets for you. 4. It's great you are getting an early start on investing and I wish I had been that smart but one thing to remember is the greatest investment you can make is in yourself. That means learning a skill so when you reach your 20s you can start pulling in a decent paycheck which can allow you to invest even more.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ethereum (ETH) has surged past $2,500, marking a nearly 9% daily increase and a 40% weekly rise, driven by positive macro developments and the Pectra upgrade. Altcoins are also experiencing significant gains, with DOGE leading the pack with a 16% rise, followed by notable increases in ADA, AVAX, LINK, SHIB, and others. The total crypto market cap has grown by $70 billion, while Bitcoin's dominance has slightly decreased despite a modest daily increase and a weekly jump of nearly 9%. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Due-Candy-8929

I have been buying ETH over the last few weeks while sentiment was in the gutter... 30K is pretty bold though.. tbh I would diversify it across a few alts... I hold ETH XRP XLM HBAR LINK SUI ADA ALGO DOT FLR... expecting ETH and XRP to do really well and are fairly safe bets... however some of those smaller caps may outperform them and see higher % gains! But also... be prepared to take profits!

TroubleInMyMind

I mean I sold LINK at just over 30 and AAVE at 400, DOGE at .35, etc etc. So that's why you're not seeing a lot of excitement yet, alts are still massively down for many.

The-BusyBee

If I had to pick one, I’d go with LINK - it’s quietly gaining ground in both DeFi and traditional finance, with big upside as real-world asset tokenization grows. Also keeping an eye on some low-caps - not financial advice, but WHITE’s chart looks promising. Could be a sleeper. Fun question anyway, love hearing everyone’s views, too.

AnyWaltzWillDo

Any utility based coin is currently a speculative coin at this point. At best you can say BTC isn't speculative since it's become a store of value for big money but it's utility sucks. LINK, ETH, ADA are all very speculative.

TroubleInMyMind

poor LINK

A_Birde

100% not a stupid reddit coin like HBAR, LINK or Cardano. I would personally go extreme one of two ways either a memecoin that might go crazy again like DOGE or something that is new, functional and makes money like HYPE.

arjum-mandal

If I had to choose just one coin besides BTC or ETH I'd go with Chainlink LINK. Its critical infrastructure for DeFi providing reliable real world data to smart contracts and adoption is steadily growing. In terms of long term utility and integration it has one of the strongest fundamentals.

Swerve99

it’s all fun and games rn. except for LINK marines. lmao.

Due-Candy-8929

The first example I sent they specifically went over how they were not just holding it but how it fit their business and they planned on using it for utility and saw potential for that utility to grow - link is a good project - I have LINK, and it has utilty but doesn’t mean other crypto projects don’t have utility - the networks and businesses groups build up go far further at the end of the day

Mean_Ad_3984

LINK

dgfu2727

I would have to say LINK. I think it’s way undervalued right now.

ThriceHawk

LINK for sure. You could put up their integrations/partnerships with some of the most influential financial institutions in the world against any other project in crypto, and LINK comes out ahead. Same with their influence within crypto itself, and also their public relationships with key individuals in government agencies. It's wildly undervalued still.

infernorun

LINK has partnerships with DTCC, SWIFT, and many others. Does GRT?

G3n3r1cc0unt

Easy. Stinky $LINK

De_Geldvriend

$LINK for the win 🏆

_Jimmy_Rustler

>Yes it's down overall this run compared to BTC It's also down compared to SOL, XRP, SUI, TRON, ADA, LINK and a bunch of others

Dont_Waver

Can someone explain with simple words why Greyscale Chainlink Trust dropped from $150 to $15 over the past few months when LINK only dropped from $30 to $15? Was it just the premium dropping, or is there something else I'm missing?

TraditionalRecover29

ADA, LINK, RENDER, AVAX, HBAR, ALGO, SKI (mask dog)

kingjoeg

Exciting to see Bitcoin coming back to $100k again! Though last time Bitcoin was $100k a lot of altcoins were double their current prices. LINK was $28 in Decemeber and now it's $14 sad times

Ok-Western-5799

No one really buys memes thinking long-term, right? There are a few picks to consider apart from holding BTC. ETH is based, or perhaps SOL, LINK, EOS, and XRP. They’ve all got real fundamentals and are building toward actual utility, not just vibes.

iamjide91

If you have to do indept research, you'll prolly only invest in two to three cryptos all together. Cause, each project is a lot on its own, I mean projects with real utilities. Striking out partnerships, bringing innovations that can easily change the space and all. I think I can talk about AIOZ really well, maybe because it's doing something in line with something I love, blockchain streaming, which is also very important in the real world as well. Maybe OCEAN & LINK too. The rest, I invested because someone said it was good. Anyway, it's great to do researches, but that will only limit you to certain assets and you might be losing out on others.

askolein

Honestly I don't know. The market is so bad that I'm not sure I can recommend ANY of them. I like ALGO, XMR. L1s have the best token model by definition (platform usage drives token demand directly). INJ, LINK, UNI may be interesting. Other DeFi and DePIN with actual real economies are also interesting. One issue is that, when a company starts generating revenue with B2B deals, it's hard for them to make the token capture it (outside of buy backs, which is like a dividend kind of token). When a token captures on-chain value, it's hard for it, currently, to generate a lot of revenue, outside of L1 platforms.

GhostEntropy

"Proven" and "Safer" | Coin | ATH (BTC) | Current Price (BTC) | % Down from ATH | | | ---- | ---------- | ------------------- | --------------- | - | | XRP | 0.0002247 | 0.00002244 | **-90.0%** | | | SOL | 0.004608 | 0.001518 | **-67.1%** | | | ADA | 0.00007382 | 0.000006878 | **-90.7%** | | | LINK | 0.001672 | 0.000142 | **-91.5%** | |

MarioWilson122

Its harder for sure especially for memes and newer plays so im actually talking safer then the way i made it im talking about with the stuff thats proven and pretty safe like XRP,SOL,ADA,LINK. Of course even with those it will be harder to become rich but atleast you will make more returns in the bullrun.

Due-Candy-8929

BTC is the dial up internet ;) SUI HBAR XRP LINK are fibre to the premises … BTC is far better on layer 2s or tokenised on other layer 1s : 7tps and high fees on transfers compared to others doing networks doing 1000+ and costing than $0.01

ThriceHawk

The constant fake posts about it really turned me off. No other project has as much fake news on social media and such high market cap with so few legitimate partnerships. LINK has waaaay more real integrations/partnerships, for example, and you never see fake posts about it online with thousands of likes. But you'll constantly see "XRP to acquire SWIFT!!!" (Which is literally impossible and nowhere close to being real), and it'll have 10,000 likes. Then you're attacked by the community when you call it out. The community just eggs it on instead of calling it out themselves.

critiqueextension

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Mean_Ad_3984

LINK is the only token you need

Illustrious_Web_3418

Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that solves a critical problem for smart contracts: they can’t access real-world data on their own. Smart contracts are like vending machines—programmed to act when conditions are met—but without a way to know things like stock prices, weather, or sports results, their use is limited. Chainlink bridges this gap by securely feeding off-chain data (e.g., market prices, IoT events, or bank transactions) to blockchains, enabling smart contracts to power real-world applications. Here’s why I think Chainlink is not just a buzzword but actually set to be widely adopted and thrive: It’s Already Powering Major Industries: Chainlink isn’t theoretical—it’s live and critical to DeFi, NFTs, and beyond. For example, DeFi protocols like Aave and Synthetix use Chainlink’s Price Feeds to secure billions in value, ensuring accurate crypto prices for lending or trading. Outside crypto, SWIFT, the global banking network connecting 11,000+ institutions, uses Chainlink for corporate actions data, like dividend payments. Projects like Backed use Chainlink Proof of Reserve to verify tokenized assets are fully collateralized, building trust in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. These integrations show Chainlink’s tech is battle-tested and trusted by both crypto natives and traditional finance. Smart Contracts Are the Future, and Chainlink Is Essential: Smart contracts are growing fast—think automated insurance payouts, supply chain tracking, or tokenized bonds. McKinsey estimates blockchain-based smart contracts could save businesses $50B annually by 2030 through efficiency gains. But smart contracts are useless without reliable data. Chainlink’s decentralized oracles provide tamper-proof data from multiple sources, unlike centralized oracles that risk single points of failure. For instance, Chainlink’s Verifiable Random Function (VRF) ensures fair NFT minting or gaming outcomes, used by projects like Aavegotchi. As smart contracts become a global standard, Chainlink’s role as the “data backbone” makes it indispensable. Institutional and Cross-Chain Adoption Is Accelerating: Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is a game-changer, enabling secure data and asset transfers across blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche. This is huge as the blockchain space moves toward interoperability. Major players like Fidelity and Sygnum use Chainlink for net asset value (NAV) data in tokenized funds, while Elixir’s $180M+ TVL protocol uses CCIP for cross-chain deUSD transfers. The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian, involving global banks, leverages Chainlink for tokenized asset use cases. With 18 integrations across 20 chains recently, Chainlink’s network effect is growing, locking in adoption as more projects build on its infrastructure. Economic Incentives and Security Drive Trust: Chainlink’s model incentivizes node operators to provide accurate data by staking LINK tokens, which they lose if they act dishonestly. This cryptoeconomic security, combined with decentralized data aggregation from multiple sources, makes Chainlink more reliable than competitors. Its $8.5T+ in transaction value enabled (TVE) and 1,000+ oracle networks show scale and reliability. Unlike niche oracle solutions, Chainlink’s full-stack platform (data feeds, VRF, CCIP, automation) makes it a one-stop shop, reducing fragmentation and boosting adoption. It Solves Real Problems for Enterprises: Beyond crypto, Chainlink enables enterprises to integrate blockchain without holding crypto directly. For example, Deutsche Telekom runs Chainlink nodes, and Google Cloud integrates with Chainlink for hybrid cloud solutions. Chainlink’s ability to format APIs for smart contracts means any business with data—think weather agencies, logistics firms, or banks—can plug into blockchains. This lowers barriers to entry, making Chainlink a gateway for mainstream blockchain adoption. Why It’ll Flourish: The global smart contract market is projected to grow at a 32% CAGR through 2030, driven by DeFi, RWAs, and enterprise use. Chainlink’s first-mover advantage, extensive partnerships (1,000+ projects), and blockchain-agnostic design position it as the default oracle layer. Competitors exist, but none match Chainlink’s scale, security, or ecosystem. Risks like price volatility or regulatory hurdles remain, but its utility and adoption are hard to ignore. If you’re betting on smart contracts reshaping finance, supply chains, or gaming, Chainlink’s a core piece of that puzzle

Berserker92

I've been in crypto since 2017 and traded mostly in alt-coins. Even now 95% alts. I'm not too proud to admit that I fucking suck at selling on time. If I could go back I would've just DCA'd Bitcoin and not worry so much. I'd be richer too. All my alts went - 90% last cycle and many have inflated by like 40% since then. Alt season this cycle was non-existent. So it's pretty safe to assume I'm never even going to break even on those alts because the market cap is just too large and the inflation rate too high. I mainly hold LINK, DOT, ADA, TRAC and FET (lost 90% on FET lol fml) I'd you spend only 10% I'd treat it as gambling money just for the fun of it. Don't do what I did and go full alts expecting to earn a house. Those days are over. The market caps are too high for retail money to have a large impact.

Glittering-Pause4266

Isn't btc the same, apart having the digital gold label? LINK, HBAR, TAO for e.g have their RWA so not sure how they're zero use....

Glittering-Pause4266

While I basically agree with your point, I still don't get the "gambling vibe" with for e.g: LINK, HBAR or other top 10 coins. When bear market starts btc is still gonna go down with other alts (but not as much). I kinda forgot to mention that I also use CMC's fear&greed index, basically buying when market is in neutral and in fear and selling when it reaches greed levels, so It kinda helps to atleast have some strategy rather than predicting the peaks...

Good-Implement2091

is there any chance for $LINK to jump that much ? i'm holding a good amount of it

Ok-Western-5799

Real, utility projects work, only that it looks like they are built for the future. For example, take a look at LINK, EOS, XRP, or any of those DINO coins, the only reason they are still reckoned and have not faded is due to the fact that they provide value, and perhaps a committed community. Hype follows memes only in the moment, and from experience most random JOEs end up being the exit strategy.

CMakster

I prefer TAO, LINK, DOT, good solid stuff.

Old_Load_7704

It certainly is much more than it was in 2009. :) However - even buying a fraction of one is a good idea. BTC has been the best performing asset in human history. 15 years and close to a billion X. Many have kicked themselves for not just putting a few away when they were 10 cents each. What we have to look at now is BTC is starting to hit mainstream. there are ONLY 21 million of them. EVER. No more can be produced and the last one won't be mined for over 100 years. Also we have to consider that a couple of million have been lost permanently because people don't know where that laptop went, or they didn't keep track of their private keys. How many people are on the planet??? 9 BILLION or so? Yup. BTC, especially now that mainstream is adopting, is still a great buy. It is mathematically impossible for it to not continue to hit all time highs. As long as there is crypto, there will be BTC. And all you have to do is wait. The only people that have lost money with BTC are those that sold off in panic mode. HODL. It will get there. It will get back there if it's less than what you bought for. As with ANY investment - also never use your rent money. Always have an investment fund that doesn't bite into your rent and food money. Others that have a similar outlook - ETH, SOL, POL, LINK, AVE, BNB... Coinmarket cap - top ten will be a good bet. There are many meme coins that will do well also. But be careful with those... Most are pump and dump.

jwz9904

bought some LINK, down immediately

biba8163

No it shouldn't. LINK was ~$20 in 2020. The scammers have dumped like 400 Million tokens since then. ChainLink is a scam. All it does is centralized shitcoin price feeds for shitcoin casinos. Once in a while they'll do some pilot partnership memes and create lots of hype luring more gullible noobs. LINK for the past few years has been shilling some pilot where Swift messages can be sent to multiple blockchains and the transactions are acknowledged. These pilots that no financial institutions use and no institutions pay for LINK to justify a meme token d dump like LINK a $10 Billion marketcap - How many hundreds of millions of revenue does ChainLink collect from financial institutions?! ZERO - How many hundreds of millions of investment does ChainLink get from financial institutions?! ZERO - Where does ChainLink get all their money to do these useless pilot programs that are solutions looking for a problem?! BAGHOLDERS And Bagholders are acting like Swift is some huge multi-national trillion dollar marketcap company. Swift is a bank messaging platform run by a Cooperative of 3,000 employees. Chainlink is a typical crypto scam like many that partnered with traditional real world companies to shill their tokens for fictional vaporware use cases. The only source of revenue has been 300 Million tokens dumped on bagholders since 2020 and the price is down -30% in 5 years. Chainlink is vaporware meme tech by a scammer with a degree in philosophy, no technical background, no background in finance, hasn't held a real job his whole life and has no real world experience in anything. But this Scammer is building magical oracles that will have Data Containers containing a Unified Golden Record will know within seconds everything that's happening Off-Chain in the Real World!!! Listen to this scammer hype up his magical vaporware all knowing oracles: > *"what is the status of the real estate? Are there any tax liens? Is there any debt? Change of ownership? As the status of the real world asset changes, you should have a real world update to the on-chain token....You go from not a 1-month window of verifying an asset but to a few seconds window....The way to do that is to make a connection to what's going on in the real world and what's On-Chain by creating an Unified Golden Record"* https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1jlb8bb/chainlink_is_now_working_with_the_federal/mk2t3ac/

biba8163

> Can bitcoin natively handle Stablecoins As I have explained to mETH Heads, Bitcoin is not competing with Shitcoin Networks. If you still don't get this, you will continue losing money or at best it'll be a massive opportunity cost long term > ETHs value appreciation comes not from utility but like all Alts from capital and liquidity brought by BTC -- see point 1. Also, **in order to compete with other chains, Ethereum will have to scale and that has seen the rise of L2/sidechains which results in loss transaction fees and MEV tips essentially stealing value from ETH. This essentially turns Ethereum, Solana, BSC, Tron, L2/Sidechains, etc into competing networks for DeFi casinos and rails for StablecCoin transfers where they have to remain cheap or utility and users will move to competing chains.** BTC on the other hand has no competition. It doesn't have to scale, it doesn't have to become cheap, it doesn't have to keep advancing, it doesn't have to keep up with the competition because there is no competition. > *All this points are illustrated with ETH value is already being less than 1/3 BTC value from the summer of 2017 and continuing to trend lower over time. A short time frame of possible ETH out-performance if/when BTC goes on a big bullrun will draw short-sighted fools and their money who will over time watch with despair the falling ratio just as /r/ethfinance is doing so today.* https://np.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/comments/1f9ef5k/daily_general_discussion_september_5_2024/llmkgtm/ > Defi DeFI, TVL, etc are all scam narratives. It's not Decentralized. It's not finance. - Essentially a Shitcoin Casino. Leveraged plays, trading shitcoin tokens, earning yield on shitcoin tokens, providing liquidity on shitcoin tokens. NOT FINANCE - Every player like, MakerDAO, AAVE, LINK etc, is COMPLETELY CENTRALIZED - There are **no life financial products like life, home, health insurance, mortgages, home equity loans, car loans, personal loans without massive collateral, commercial loans, etc.** Again, shitcoin trading, yield farming, etc is NOT FINANCE. - Then you slap some scamified metrics like TVL based on scam tokens locked up to make gullible fools believe real capital is locked up instead of vaporware scam tokens.

StrangerMurky

Furthermore I could see a lot of XRP retail investors FOMO into LINK once the door starts hitting them on the ass

izdigohkz

I'd rather go for altcoins with actual use cases if I'm aiming for anything other than the short term, as the market's volatility could sweep these shitcoins off literally at any time. We have assets like XRP, Sui, LINK, EOS, and HBAR amongst others already making waves within the space, with platforms like Vaulta paving the way for evolution across several sectors, be it finance or gaming. Investment decisions shouldn't be so strenuous at this point.

biba8163

> None of this matters when Bitcoin has 0 dapps Are the Ethereum dApps in the room with us? There is NOT one SINGLE dApp on Ethereum that every day people need or can use. 8 years ago, Ethereum hype was shilling about Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) replacing corporations, creating decentralized Uber, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc 8 years later, there is nothing like this exists and there is no indication that this is being built or will be built. Just VCs and Foundations dumping worthless money grab tokens. The only thing that has been built is Shitcoin Casinos like AAVE where you can do leverage plays, trade shitcoin tokens, earn yield farming shitcoins tokens, provide liquidity on shitcoin tokens and call this Shitcoin Casino DeFi although there is not single gwei of Finance and all the players like AAVE, MakerDAO, LINK are completely centralized. > "Decentralized Autonomous Organization" and theres a strong possibility that DAOs replace a lot of the world's biggest corporations...et's take a company like Uber. Uber is a platform that brings people who need rides together with people who have cars. To facilitate this interaction, Uber collects 20% of every ride. With Ethereum and blockchain technology, there is nothing to prevent a bunch of software developers from writing a dApp that creates a decentralized Uber. Instead of 20% per ride, transaction fees are paid to the network and the driver takes home the lions share of the transaction..theres a strong possibility that DAOs replace a lot of the world's biggest corporations. (from 2017) https://np.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7jj1so/rethereum_i_wrote_this_to_explain_ethereum_in/ > Bitcoin...destroys the environment ETH Maxi shift in narrative from *"ETH will flip BTC"* to *"Don't invest in BTC it'll destroy the environment and its future security mechanism is doomed to fail"* COPE

biba8163

> None of this matters when Bitcoin has 0 dapps Are the Ethereum dApps in the room with us? There is NOT one SINGLE dApp on Ethereum that every day people need or can use. 8 years ago, Ethereum hype was shilling about Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) replacing corporations, creating decentralized Uber, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong kept tweeting all these apps that people would use every day would be decentralized. 8 years later, there is nothing like this exists and there is no indication that this is being built or will be built. Just VCs and Foundations dumping worthless money grab tokens. The only thing that has been built is Shitcoin Casinos like AAVE where you can do leverage plays, trade shitcoin tokens, earn yield farming shitcoins tokens, provide liquidity on shitcoin tokens and call this Shitcoin Casino DeFi although there is not single gwei of Finance and all the players like AAVE, MakerDAO, LINK are completely centralized. > I think most or many user generated content apps on the web today (stack overflow, YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, quora, github etc) will all get rebuilt on the decentralized web and every upvote/like/star/follower/etc will send real money to the creator of the content (from January 2018 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong after shilling BAT, ZRX, etc where investors have lost most their money) https://gist.github.com/travisbrown/ef999d98e9f79c05221bebb36563e3ec > "Decentralized Autonomous Organization" and theres a strong possibility that DAOs replace a lot of the world's biggest corporations...et's take a company like Uber. Uber is a platform that brings people who need rides together with people who have cars. To facilitate this interaction, Uber collects 20% of every ride. With Ethereum and blockchain technology, there is nothing to prevent a bunch of software developers from writing a dApp that creates a decentralized Uber. Instead of 20% per ride, transaction fees are paid to the network and the driver takes home the lions share of the transaction..theres a strong possibility that DAOs replace a lot of the world's biggest corporations. (from 2017) https://np.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7jj1so/rethereum_i_wrote_this_to_explain_ethereum_in/ > Bitcoin...destroys the environment ETH Maxi shift in narrative from *"ETH will flip BTC"* to *"Don't invest in BTC it'll destroy the environment and its future security mechanism is doomed to fail"* COPE

biba8163

> TVL in all smart contracts is estimated to be at $29B currently Educate yourself. TVL is a scam metric to make gullible fools believe real capital is locked up instead of vaporware scam tokens. Reminder that DeFI, TVL, etc is all a scam narrative - Essentially a Shitcoin Casino. Leveraged plays, trading shitcoin tokens, earning yield on shitcoin tokens, providing liquidity on shitcoin tokens. NOT FINANCE - Every player like, MakerDAO, AAVE, LINK etc, is COMPLETELY CENTRALIZED - There are **no life financial products like life, home, health insurance, mortgages, home equity loans, car loans, personal loans without massive collateral, commercial loans, etc.** Again, shitcoin trading, yield farming, etc is NOT FINANCE. - Then you slap some scamified metrics like TVL based on scam tokens locked up to make gullible fools believe real capital is locked up instead of vaporware scam tokens.

Distinct-Thanks-6477

You are new and you aren't just loading up on Bitcoin? That is not a way to start your crypto journey. Do that then when you understand how everything works, you can invest in other quality bags. For my OGs, you all should have a bag of TAO, LINK, and AIOZ. Very important projects with solid fundamentals.

HalconDeGuerra

This late into the game, either LINK or ONDO

StrangerMurky

How does BTC operate in TradFi without LINK? I’ll wait…

blucheese_coldbru

Why isn't my LTC following suit? Up over 30% past 6 months but still odd no usual correlation. ETH and LINK seem like strong buys to me. I'm a big fan of LINK. I really keep it with the classics though - BTC, LTC, ETH, and LINK bc of the tech

izdigohkz

BTC, XRP, Sui, and LINK EOS is also an essential buy for me, especially during this transitional period within its ecosystem, where its infrastructure gains relevance in facilitating growth within global finance via web3 banking So, make your findings, and tread cautiously

izdigohkz

Let's see hoe it pans out within the week. I expect slight retracements, but assets like Sui, EOS, XRP, and LINK to still put up good performances

Due-Candy-8929

Hadn't heard of Supra - not on my main exchange yet but looks good at a glance! I like other layer 1s with a lot of utility so it looks like something I would add to my folio… currently holding XRP XLM HBAR SUI LINK ADA ALGO FLR DOT ETH

Due-Candy-8929

Don’t be all in one… or you’ll constantly be selling at the time you should be buying chasing the big green grass candles on the other side of the fence… diversify… I hold both DOT and LINK, along with XRP XLM SUI ADA ALGO ETH FLR … LINK has done better for me timing wise but DOT has a lot of devs and things are looking good for alts in the coming weeks / months… What have I been buying the last few weeks? ETH… because sentiment is in the gutter and it’s 1/2 the price it was a year ago… when I bought XRP over year ago it was $0.50 and sentiment was also really low, now it’s $2.17 … don’t be driven by your emotions or you will just be selling at the bottom and chasing things after they are taking off

PhoenixJ3

ETH & XMR are relatively safe bets on that timeframe. Maybe a bit of LINK if you're feeling risky.

Consistent-Set-913

DOTs inflation keeps the price flat. LINK has brighter future at least at this point.

kkye4

Totally fair take—and one a lot of long-time DOT holders are quietly sharing right now. You’re not alone in feeling that Polkadot’s momentum in terms of hype and narrative has cooled off, while Chainlink’s narrative is heating up again, especially around CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol). Here’s a breakdown to help you think it through: ⸻ Polkadot vs. Chainlink: Current Sentiment & Traction Polkadot (DOT) • Strengths: • Solid tech (shared security, parachains). • A dedicated dev community (Substrate framework is still used a lot). • Active in Web3 governance and cross-chain communication (XCM). • Weaknesses: • Sluggish adoption of parachains by killer apps. • Governance changes and the move to Polkadot 2.0 confused many holders. • Lack of hype and media buzz—it’s become more of an “infra” project, not a shiny consumer-facing ecosystem. Chainlink (LINK) • Strengths: • CCIP is gaining real traction—big names like SWIFT, DTCC, and tokenized asset platforms are experimenting or integrating it. • Chainlink’s oracle dominance is unmatched. • Maintains strong partnerships and buzz, especially in the real-world asset (RWA) narrative. • Weaknesses: • Centralization concerns (Oracle committees). • Some argue it’s more enterprise-facing than retail-focused. • Still working on fee/value accrual mechanisms for LINK token holders. ⸻ Community & Hype Shift • LINK’s hype is back, especially among DeFi and TradFi crossover folks. • DOT feels like it’s drifting—some of its original backers have shifted attention to other chains like Cosmos, Near, or modular solutions like Celestia. ⸻ If You’re Considering Rotating DOT into LINK • From a narrative momentum perspective, LINK is arguably in a much better position in 2025. • That said, DOT is probably undervalued on a purely tech basis—if Polkadot 2.0 ever clicks or parachains take off, it could be a sleeper. • If you’re more into momentum and growth narratives, LINK might feel more “alive.” • If you’re still a believer in long-term infrastructure bets, keeping some DOT or rotating only part might make sense. ⸻

CMakster

LINK, SOL, TAO maybe LTC.

Flaky-Rip-1333

You want to go more into crypto? have a look at: BlockDag, LINK, SUI and ONDO

Ok-Western-5799

Not bad, but sure it can be better. I'd say you reshuffle, and get some SOL, EOS, and LINK

Ok-Western-5799

Definitely there will be some pull backs, which could give you a better entry position, but I'll say you flow with the bull and know when to exit. SUI is a great one, strong tech mirroring MOVE VM. Try to look into LINK, EOS, and XRP because there a lot happening around tokenization and bridging the gap between TradFI and DeFI.

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MrYoshinobu

I know...I know...I just don't see LINK talked about much anymore and I really miss the ole 2020 days of high gains! We really need to go above $100 this time, we shall see!

MrYoshinobu

Really? I thought LINK was bleeding edge crypto tech backed by even Google's Eric Schmidt?

MrYoshinobu

What's going on with LINK? Is it a dead project now?

Mickhes

Probably LINK or SUI

winterbird93

I am a fairly conservative trader, and I don’t think you “need” any sort of inside advantage if you are choosing top 10 mc alts (generally speaking). What I’m looking at is alts that are roughly down 50% within the past year. I’m not looking at their ATHs. I ended up buying a small amount of LINK, which was just under $15, and had a high of just over $30 earlier this year. It’s ATH is more than that, but being a conservative trader, I only aim for a 2x increase. I think XRP, LINK, and ADA all have potential to grow more 2x than that this year, but that isn’t my goal. I have never been successful with the “wait and see where it goes” approach, I always end up HODLing too long, and have a lot more success setting a reasonable limit order and waiting.

StrangerMurky

I have enough cash on hand to buy 1 BTC. BTC is a scarcity asset with little utility, I think that it has its place firmly secured in the market. LINK has also secured its place in the market. Apples to oranges… my comment was in register to the has to be trusted cryptos tokens for a web3 economy to work. It appears institutional/ corporations are adopting blockchain technologies at an exponential rate currently

winterbird93

I am looking at ADA, LINK, XRP, and XLM!

Ok-Western-5799

Sure, you can, but I'd say wait it out and see what this bull run really brings. In the meantime, consider reshuffling your portfolio, especially if HBAR or XDC aren't giving the returns you're expecting. DYOR on SUI, LINK, or EOS; these aren't just random picks. They've been building for years, and while they might fall under the "DINO coin" tag, remember what XRP pulled off in the last bull cycle. Worst case? Rotate into BTC or stables to play it safe and stay ready for the next big entry.

Ok-Western-5799

Bitcoin first, then maybe coins like ETH, LINK, FET, SOL, EOS, and XRP. These are few leaders in their respective narratives.

Ok-Western-5799

Buy LINK, EOS, or SOL. You can be sure of making some real gains with SOL while LINK has been more stable over the past few months—less volatile than most other alts. For EOS, transitioning to VAULTA might just be the steal of the season. Narrative drives momentum, and in crypto, timing the right story often means front-running the next pump. A 3–4x might just be the baseline if these narratives hit full steam.

Ok-Western-5799

What do we then say about dino coins like XRP? Moreover, Monero maxis aren't too worried about the price action; they are more interested in the token's utility, and how specially designed it is compared to Bitcoin. Well to some extent, narrative drives attention, but be that as it may, what current narrative can you pick out atm? Lately, it has been the buzz of web3 banking, tokenized assets, and Bitcoin DeFI. The buzz is no longer just about speed or fees; it’s about real-world integration and financial infrastructure, and some DINO coins like SUI, EOS through VAULTA, and even LINK are also focused on these narrative. they’re helping shape it. When older, battle-tested projects pivot and build toward new narratives while maintaining strong communities, a 5–10x isn't a wild bet anymore, anon.

igoldring

I don’t understand why YFI is 1/5th of your portfolio. I’d cut that and throw it in ETH, LINK, or AAVE. Would also add CRV, TRAC, or XMR.

JohnBITbigcoin

Bitcoin already has a know. fork to protect and make it quantum proof do yes it will and also it is upgradable as new threats come available. Where the wealth is is where the network will be & bitcoin has too much riding on its back already, I kniw most ogs like me dont agree but I have been in xrp since a dime and enjoying my 23-36x so where so many banks use and now defi is live on it i di believe the coins will be as follows. BITCOIN Ethereum Xrp Solana LINK SUI ENS *( 30 YRS) UNI,AAVE,COMP DEFI LP / YIELD BNB i believe after a crazy dip when it becomes more decentralized will still be around & kinda took over where neo fell I do believe that we need a couple strong privacy coins & lite coins could take this niche

SwimOld5053

Trust the top projects only at this time. ADA. ETH. SOL. DOT. LINK. If newer ones, maybe SUI or HBAR.

erizi0n

Show us where LINK outperformed BTC? Which chart are you seeing that lie?…………

Low_Arm9230

Bitcoin, SOL, ETH, XRP,LINK,DOT

Spud_Boii

You can’t go wrong with btc. I personally do the following: * Bitcoin (BTC): 30% * Ethereum (ETH): 23% * XRP: 17% * Solana (SOL): 15% * Avalanche (AVAX): 5% * Chainlink (LINK): 5% * Speculative Picks (INJ, ARB, RNDR): 5% — 1.67% each This diversifies my portfolio but if I was you I would start heavy with bitcoin

United-Sky1296

HBAR LINK or SUI I agree, it's my bag!

OwlSuspicious9254

LINK 🫡

FL4SH-

I’d go between HBAR or LINK

tungfa

LINK team is still holding ~ 30% of supply (and selling onto their community) hbar talks about this since ages and still nothing

nugymmer

Everyone knows that BTC is the king play here. Only an idiot would refute that. But RWA tokenization will see a lot of inflows into high-tier L1 chains and oracles. I can see something like HBAR and LINK taking off with high-volume RWA tokenization, but we are clearly not even close to there yet. Right now BTC is the only play. But RWA tokenization will bring in other major plays that could well be more profitable, at least for a short to medium term.

teabagsOnFire

AVAX and LINK did. weak pump tho

Ok-Western-5799

You should be able to get a solid 3–5x if you’re investing in BTC. But if you’re aiming for higher gains, alts like SUI, LINK, and EOS are worth watching.

Due-Candy-8929

From your folio I have DOT HBAR LINK… and have been buying ETH while sentiment is in the gutter… had BTC but sold it above 100k

biba8163

> defi is crypto Let me remind the gullible that Trading Shitcoins is NOT finance. DeFi is a bullshit scam narrative from the Summer of 2020. It's not neither decentralized and it's not fiance. DeFi is ScamFi: - Essentially a Shitcoin Casino. Leveraged plays, trading shitcoin tokens, earning yield on shitcoin tokens, providing liquidity on shitcoin tokens. NOT FINANCE - Every player like, MakerDAO, AAVE, LINK etc, is COMPLETELY CENTRALIZED - There are **no life financial products like life, home, health insurance, mortgages, home equity loans, car loans, personal loans without massive collateral, commercial loans, etc.** Again, shitcoin trading, yield farming, etc is NOT FINANCE. - Then you slap some scamified metrics like TVL based on scam tokens locked up to make gullible fools believe real capital is locked up instead of vaporware scam tokens. > almost everything in the Top 20 tokens is a defi/smart contract related token And the entire Alt Marketcap is down -50% since 2021. BTC and Stablecoin marketcaps are the 2 assets growing long term. If these pump and dump scamcoins were actually providing any "Decentralized Finance" value and services that people could use, they would not losing value year after year. Hell, ETH's value is at January 2018 levels and ADA's value is below December 2017 level. - BTC marketcap has grown 35% since 2021 (close to 1/2 Trillion in growth) - Stablecoin marketcap has grown 120% since 2021 (over $120 Billion in growth) - Excluding BTC/Stablecoins markecap has shrunk -50% since 2021 | | 2021 | 2025 | Δ |:-----------|------------:|:------------:|------------:| | BTC | $1.23 Trillion| $1.67 Trillion | 35.77% | Stablecoins | $0.11 Trillion| $0.24 Trillion | 118.18% | Ex.BTC/Stablecoins | $1.52 Trillion| $0.71 Trillion | -50.90% | Total Crypto | $2.86 Trillion| $2.67 Trillion | -6.64%

Ok-Western-5799

I’ve been following the HBAR and KASPA buzz lately—both got strong communities backing them. But personally, I’d stick with KASPA; feels bigger with real utility under the hood. If you’re planning to ride with projects that got high potential, always go for those with solid use cases. LINK is killing it on the oracle front, EOS is quietly cooking Web3 banking through Vaulta—which is a big play for the future. SUI’s got that MOVE VM edge, and TON might just pop off if Web3 gaming hits that next wave. So yeah, pick wisely and don’t fade the builders.

Agreeable_Baker_2666

pretty much but not always. OM coin had 6bil$ mark cap and was rugged for 5bil$ Just BTC if you want safety, for gains you will have to research and do NOT buy any of the garbage shilled here such as LINK, XRP, HBAR, you'll just end up holding a bag

Humble-Departure5481

Skip LINK. It's a slow mover. It should hit 90-110 this cycle, but with price suppression it might not. Go with something safer and with greater multipliers. SOL is probably a 3x or so play, but long wait too. XRP and ADA are probably good this cycle too. Not sure about ALGO. It doesn't have the connections.

Vetrol_

Bullrun is still in tact, just a lot of FUD. From bear market bottom till now, Btc is at 6x, eth is at 1.6x. Sol is at 10x. Ada is a bit under 3x. HBAR is at 3.5x. LINK is at 2x. Aglo isn't even at 2x I think eth, ada and link can still grow a lot compared to the other mentioned coins. And easily 4x-5x from here (yes even Eth) People predict ada from $4 all the way to $12 with most of them betseen $6-$8. I haven't checked algo for updates or anything realy, so idk what to expect from it

Cowboy_Auctioneer

Chainlink 100%. LINK is actually what XRP claims it is. [here’s a great post going into the matter](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoMarkets/s/OGD6saEhdL)

biba8163

You seem upset because you fell for ETH memes. May I remind you that ETH is at January 2018 levels? It's kind of hilarious you were making fun of EOS being at 2018 levels in 2020 but it's 2025 and ETH is at January 2018 levels. > May I remind you EOS is still at December 18 levels? It kinda sounds hilarious https://np.reddit.com/r/eos/comments/iytvmp/aw_look_at_little_eos_just_being_eos_so_cute/g6iyizi/ Looks like you fell for the DeFI meme... > Ethereum and Eth-based DEFI projects will explode guys. Finance 1.0 is over. (2020) https://np.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/ha0ccw/us_dollar_what_do_you_think_will_be_breaking_point/fv089ex/ Let me remind you that Trading Shitcoin tokens is NOT finance. DeFi is a bullshit scam narrative from the Summer of 2020. It's not neither decentralized and it's not fiance. DeFi is ScamFi: - Essentially a Shitcoin Casino. Leveraged plays, trading shitcoin tokens, earning yield on shitcoin tokens, providing liquidity on shitcoin tokens. NOT FINANCE - Every player like, MakerDAO, AAVE, LINK etc, is COMPLETELY CENTRALIZED - There are **no life financial products like life, home, health insurance, mortgages, home equity loans, car loans, personal loans without massive collateral, commercial loans, etc.** Again, shitcoin trading, yield farming, etc is NOT FINANCE. - Then you slap some scamified metrics like TVL based on scam tokens locked up to make gullible fools believe real capital is locked up instead of vaporware scam tokens.

izdigohkz

Yeah. I still think LINK will hit $50 before EOY. You can also research on SUPRA. It's quite undervalued and with the movevm narrative catching up, It's poised to do well.

Distinct-Thanks-6477

I think 9 tokens is a bit of a reach. Bringing that number to 5 should serve you better. I have BTC, ETH, LINK, TAO, AIOZ right now.

Ok-Western-5799

Looking out for memes on SOL might just be your best bet, but it is hard to xxx by. I'd rather just DCA monthly on BTC or stick to blue chips like SOL, SUI, EOS, or LINK. You'll still get close to 2-4x depending on what the next upward trend looks like.

Ok-Western-5799

You've got great projects in your portfolio. DeFi and tokenized assets are gaining much more traction lately, so I will stick with LINK, EOS, and SUI along with blue chops like BTC, ETH, SOL, and RNDR. 7 is fair in the bear. will def be more in the bull.