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iamjide91

Alts are always dramatic. If you are holding alts, make sure it's not solely for speculation. I'm accumulating more AIOZ rn because I think I'll need those tokens for streaming or something related. Could go up in value too, don't mind. But SOL, BNB, ETH are known for speculations, alongside BTC.

Nearby_Iron_4222

Based on outcomes alone, he’s made several impressive calls on Hyperliquid and Polymarket, but whether those came from inside information is ultimately less relevant. What really matters is his background, position structure, and overall risk exposure. With experience as an exchange director, CEO, and later a founder and VC, he likely has a strong understanding of market structure, liquidity, and sentiment inflection points. That said, the current risk profile is far from conservative. Running 5x on ETH and Bitcoin using roughly 60% of available margin, combined with a 20x long on SOL fully in cross margin, effectively concentrates correlation risk across the entire book. In a systemic move, losses would scale non-linearly. I’d view him as someone worth monitoring rather than a strategy to mirror. His edge lies in access, timing, and risk tolerance, which are not easily transferable to most participants.

gamefidelio

Wintermute market maker is short top crypto markets like ETH, BTC, SOL and lately market makers are printing like there's no tomorrow. https://preview.redd.it/kox4scra7t6g1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e874af1e6e7428b090b9f18a071e485e37ffd1b Track Wintermute's current trading positions inside [**Nansen analytical tool**](https://app.nansen.ai/profiler?promoCode=ChainROI&address=0xecb63caa47c7c4e77f60f1ce858cf28dc2b82b00&chain=hyperliquid).

rorowhat

It's not that obvious, but you need to read between the lines. 1. Made to be controlled, they can shut it down and bring it back up, reverse transactions etc. This is what a bank does. 2. Super fast and cheap, can support millions of transactions just like VISA etc, at a fraction of the cost. 3. SOL has the largest TVL after ether, means it's being used and creating profit. It's a profitable chain, unlike all these other ghost chains. 4. ETF are coming and doing well 5. High staking rewards. That means that if you have the option of an eth vs a sol etf for income. Sol wins. It has a higher "dividend" while being 4x smaller, so more "room for growth" if you think of it as an investment. 6. JP Morgan is using Solana to issue debt. 7. SOL is the #1 chain for RWA. HSBC and BoA are using it to tokenise bonds. 8. The US president used sol for its tokens, he could have used any other chain. 9. It's US based, with Trump's America first agenda this is huge. I fought buying Solana for so long, because when I started in 20 17 it was all about decentralization and going against the machine. However, now in 2025 it became part of big finance, so like it or not it's going to so very well. I finally gave in and got some, in the meantime I keep staking and growing my stack.

rorowhat

It goes against what the crypto was meant to be. It's totally centralized and controlled by a few validators. However. This gives it a lot of speed and they can make changes faster vs a decentralized approach where it needs consensus and all that stuff. It's made for wall street. SOL can 2x its price and still be 1/2 of the market cap of ETH.

WellPayed

Feels like BTC ETH SOL & XRP about to pump

rorowhat

SOL is the next Wall Street darling. ETFs are starting to come. If we have an alt season I don't think you can go wrong with SOL. And I hate it but it is what it is.

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MariachiArchery

Stocks are a little different because we are almost always converting to cash when exiting a position. You would never be trading Amazon shares for Google shares. You'd always convert to cash. Crypto differs in that we can swap BTC for ETH, or USDT for SOL, for example. Neither of these transaction involve cash, but they are both taxable events. It's a little different.

Buddy_Palguy

Go SOL! I don’t have any but LFGGG!

LargeSnorlax

What would the value proposition of buying alts near the top and at the end of the cycle be? They're only ever going to go one direction. You'd be hoping that Bitcoin hits all time high again and I don't see why you would. Not really into fortune telling but I think if this cycle at all follows previous ones you'd see a bottom somewhere around 50-60k, or [prices like this from last February](https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20240218/) ETH was actually holding up well then - Same with SOL, all the rest of the alts dropped off a cliff though, so if you wanted to buy them you'd probably buy them after Bitcoin bottomed a bit more. That being said, there's huge money flowing into the Bitcoin price now - Will we actually see a big dip like the past or will it just kind of flutter around 80k for a while as the "bear market"?

jabbarpk94

Honest advice: Stay away from these shitcoins! If you absolutely must buy some, then wait a few months to a year and buy them around $1000/$30 (ETH/SOL).

JustKing0

All in SOL?

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Post is by: Julia_Vin and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1pjvwvy/is_60_seconds_enough_to_predict_the_market_or_is/ I’ve been building a little experiment on Solana and figured I’d share it here for anyone who likes prediction / degen games but hates opaque rules. # The idea It’s a simple, on-chain prediction game — 20 rounds, UP or DOWN each time. * Each round you answer one question: **Will this asset be UP or DOWN in the next 60 seconds?** * You choose your stake: **0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 SOL** * If you keep winning, your payout scales — up to **20x your stake** and (theoretical) upside up to **1B** if you run it all the way. # What makes it fair (or at least transparent) * **Fees: 0%** — you only pay normal Solana network fees. * Prices come from **Pyth oracles**. * Rounds start, lock, and settle automatically. * No human intervention, no “house decision,” no off-chain magic. # How to play 1. **Log in / generate a wallet** It’s non-custodial — I never see or control your keys. 2. **Pick your stake**: 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 SOL. 3. **Pick an asset**: I’ll rotate between steadier stuff like BTC and spicier meme coins. 4. **Choose UP or DOWN**, then the round locks for 60 seconds. 5. **Settle**: Pyth gives the price → the contract decides win/loss and moves you up or ends the run. # The 20-round ladder * There are **20 rounds**, from 1x up to 20x. * Predict right → you move to the next round. * Predict wrong → that run ends and you lose that stake (unless a checkpoint saves you). * You can **cash out at any time before starting a new round**; you’re not forced to go all the way. # Safe checkpoints (your “extra lives”) There are **checkpoints at rounds 5, 10, and 15**: * If you bust after passing a checkpoint, you can **respawn once per checkpoint** * Respawn cost: **2× your current stake** * Respawn puts you back at that checkpoint instead of starting from scratch. It’s not financial advice, not a trading edge — just a transparent, on-chain prediction ladder for people who want to test their instincts (or their luck) in short bursts. If you want feedback on the rules, UX, or risk/reward balance, I’m honestly more interested in that than pure volume. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

gentryb_1

they just took forever to build anything. by the time smart contracts actually worked SOL and other chains like SEI & SUI already had thriving ecosystems. developer activity moved on basically

FabulousPlum4917

Investing in ETH or SOL can make sense, but it depends on your risk tolerance. **ETH** is the more stable, long-term option with a huge ecosystem behind it. **SOL** is faster and cheaper but also more volatile, so it comes with higher risk. A lot of people split between both to balance things out. Just remember, crypto is unpredictable, so only invest what you’re comfortable losing.

Lonely_Holiday_6376

SOL is a great coin to trade or hodl for a longer while, but also btc, ETH and so many others. Always remember that the value of your investment can go up but also go down, it sounds corny and shit, but most people seems to think charts of ‘their’ coin will only go up….. I am deep into BRIT now, very high risk play, did a 10x already but I expect it to grow another 10x or even 100x in the coming time…. Maybe diversify your money a bit, invest for instance 5 times $100 in the next months. Just take time to DYOR.

ThatChrisGuy7

Wow my SOL shorts printed Sorry do all the holders

hplovecraft1977

Quick update: already added SOL, ETH, BSC, Base, and Arbitrum pairs. Working on Polygon and Avalanche this week if people actually use it :)

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EarningsPal

How is it all BS when someone can actually profit and live from Defi? You obviously can’t if you don’t have assets already. But you can take BTC, pair it with ETH, then use that token as collateral and then borrow usd from it for spending. Same as JLP. You can keep using work earnings to buy more JLP and then borrow USD using the token as collateral. JLP gets trading fees and the upside of SOL, BTC, ETH. You just have to stick to the plan for a few years and so far the gains have out run the loans. The volatility is the problem and the solution. The dips suck bad. But you just have to accept them and hope you are right in the long run. That the market will rebound and you will see another round of all time highs.

hupcapstudios

I've been dabbling in the crypto world for a few years now. I've created all kinds of bots just to monitor the activity out there and the scams are AWEFUL. So I created this game for people who want to play with their crypto but are tired of honeypots, rug-pulls and other scams. Right now I am launching contests for free where you can win a few #SOL. If it picks up enough interest I will start launching GPPs The concept is that you can win based on merit, not just a lottery. You actually "dial" in a bot to maximize pnl and put it up against other people who've trained their bots. Once all entries are in and the game commences, you can watch the battle play out on my super exciting battle chart! Any feedback is welcome!

hupcapstudios

I've been dabbling in the crypto world for a few years now. I've created all kinds of bots just to monitor the activity out there and the scams are AWEFUL. So I created this game for people who want to play with their crypto but are tired of honeypots, rug-pulls and other scams. Right now I am launching contests for free where you can win a few #SOL. If it picks up enough interest I will start launching GPPs The concept is that you can win based on merit, not just a lottery. You actually "dial" in a bot to maximize pnl and put it up against other people who've trained their bots. Once all entries are in and the game commences, you can watch the battle play out on my super exciting battle chart. Any feedback is welcome!

jekpopulous2

The problem is that validators shouldn’t have to be subsidized in the first place… they should be profitable just from processing transactions. This has been an issue for Solana since it launched. The vote transaction fees are insane on top of the high hardware cost and the cost of energy to power that hardware. A validators revenue is proportional to its total active stake, so for a Solana validator to break even they need about 70,000 SOL staked… that’s almost $10M USD. To be profitable they need more than that. If you look at the data about 85% of validators have less than 70,000 SOL staked right now so the vast majority of the network is operating at a loss. Don’t be surprised when another 70% of validators disappear over the next year or two. Also, if you’re wondering where those crippling voting fees go - half are burned and half are awarded to the leader validator. So how is the leader validator selected? It’s stake-weighted. So the largest validators get money from the small validators, buy more SOL, stake it and increase their chances to receive even more voting fees. The system is literally designed to make the largest validators richer and while small validators struggle to break even on operational costs.

Tough-Many-3223

Real estate: what’s get rid of realtors is for everyone to have access to listing and people to be comfortable going through the entire buy/sell processes. It’s not about inspection documents. Plus what does a smart contract do for real estate? Some one still need to sign, pay money, get loan…so is it just a repository? Even so, people still have to agree to execute the smart contract. And what’s wrong with having this repository be centralized? It works just fine…and don’t bring up 3rd world countries that don’t have good repositories because they aren’t going to abide by some NFT. Plus, to be decentralized, do you expect everyone to run a node to keep all this information on their personal node? Do you even run an eth node? Or better yet a SOL node?

Alarming-Jello-5846

I think there’s technically no minimum but the 100 SOL was a recommended starting point. Oh I forgot the fun fact it costs like 1 SOL/day just in transactions lol. https://docs.solanalabs.com/operations/requirements

VincentVan-Gogh

in fact I wanted to diversify my portfolio between BTC, ETH and SOL. Every now and then a bit of gambling like SKAI was yesterday :)

Glyzzza_

Both make sense long-term — ETH is the safer, established play, while SOL is faster and higher-growth. Many investors just hold both to balance stability and upside.

Alarming-Jello-5846

I’m noticing the SOL you need to stake to the node in this costing. IIRC it’s 100 SOL minimum. When I was originally looking to do this that aspect was trivial (another $1-2k) … obviously it’s a bit more expensive these days but it’s not a full on sunk cost like hardware.!

Jealous-Media-664

SOL barely nudges to $133 and the meme sector goes vertical—classic liquidity behavior. That BONK swap alone probably spooked a lot of sidelined traders back in. If you’re actively moving capital around right now, BYDFi’s year-end fiat exclusive with rebates is a decent perk, and they’ve also got that lucky wheel event with BTC and XAUT prizes running. Small edges matter more during volatile phases like this.

Fabulous-Wasabi-9358

Thanks. Totally agree. I have become aware of the risks losing about $10k in total. I think it's a reasonable cost of learning. I have learnt that there are shitcoins and then there are very shitty coins. Zcash is in the 2nd category. Only ETH and SOL are the real shitcoins. It's BTC and to a lesser extent ETH for long term investment for me. I suspected that investing in Strategy stocks is probably not much better than playing crypto..that's why I was looking for opinions.

thelawenforcer

I believe most of the cost comes from needing a large stake to get enough blocks, and in voting fees which cost a couple SOL per day afaik.

DepartedQuantity

Since you asked: Total stake: 401,381,721.28 SOL Percentages Germany: 27.07% Netherlands: 18.78% United States: 17.92% United Kingdom: 8.73% Lithuania: 8.72% Other: 18.79% With just the European Countries listed, that is 63% which is just shy of the 4% super majority. Solana's goal is to have 150ms finality. It is physically not possible for the network to gossip across the world quick enough given that ping times around are higher than that. Even if you were to remove the round trip from the ping time to gossip, you still don't have enough time + overhead + loss to finalize consensus. Which means the network is going to rely on DCs being physically co-located to reach finality. Anatoly Yakovenko has even stated that they want to rely on Starlink to reach consensus because of ping times, which is even more hilarious from a centralization standpoint. Your point about Base going down is supporting my issue about performance chains being centralized. Base is not Ethereum. Base is an L2 operating on Ethereum L1. If Base goes down or stops finalizing, I can always escape-hatch back to Ethereum to recover my funds. You cannot do that with Solana. Also, AWS does not mean data centers (DCs). AWS operates inside DCs, just like Solana nodes operate inside DCs. Fun fact, Solana has been mostly banned from AWS which is why it didn't go down during the AWS outage, however that doesn't mean it's immune from a DC censoring it or cutting them off from the outside world. That is the counterparty risk.

_Jimmy_Rustler

Inverse r/cryptocurrency. The hivemind here is a real thing. Three things this sub will always be are pro-ETH, anti-SOL, and broke.

Distinct-Thanks-6477

Who has been bold enough to buy dips during this unpredictable price action? Waiting patiently for my reward for adding more ETH, AIOZ, and SOL. I think BTC breaking past $100k is the key.

NorskKiwi

IIRC I'm paying around 2% to loan bnUSD via Balanced Network. Can use ETH, SUI, SOL, AVAX, XLM and a bunch of other assets as collateral. You could then swap it on their DEX to native USDC on any of those chains.

pbybel

honestly kraken is one of the better exchanges but youre right about counterparty risk. for ETH you could do Lido or Rocket Pool. SOL maybe Marinade or just native staking

trillionSdollarstech

Your claim was "VC have left". No, they are still dumping on the gullible (SOL, XRP, MON)

trillionSdollarstech

Unlocked to VCs. Good that you talk about unlock, that adds to the insane 5% from staking rewards. The SOL supply increases by 2x since 2021. This blockchain is a dump tool for VCs

trillionSdollarstech

60% or so of SOL belongs to VCs and the foundation. Same with Monad and XRP

j0ker31m

Grok is useful for up to the minute information. You can even have it search posts to see what the community is talking about. I asked it to summarize the recent sentiment of SOL in the x community and it was pretty insightful.

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Post is by: BostonBaller358 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/solana/comments/1phvwt8/anyone_else_have_their_solana_liquidated_by/ I’m trying to see how many other people were affected by this because it appears to have happened on a large scale. Back in 2023, Webull moved all crypto accounts over to a new app/service that was run by Bakkt (Webull Pay). I never logged into the new platform or accepted Bakkt’s Terms of Service. Despite that, my Solana (SOL) was liquidated on September 19, 2023—months before I ever accepted the new terms, even though the liquidation was done under Bakkt’s contract terms. The message Webull sent afterward said that the liquidation was “required due to regulatory requirements,” but from what I can tell, no regulator ordered SOL liquidation, and Bakkt later relisted Solana in 2024. I’m trying to identify others who: never logged into Webull Pay before the liquidation never accepted Bakkt’s Terms never received meaningful notice had SOL or other crypto forcibly liquidated on 9/19/23 were told it was “regulatory requirement” If this happened to you, please comment or DM. I’m currently speaking with attorneys about whether this qualifies for a class action. No personal info needed — just whether the same thing happened to you. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

dhoni23

Well, no one could precisely predict how the world would be like in 2026. But I do believe in a big dip in 2026. Sold all my crypto close to the peak. ETH at 4400, SOL at 240, etc. Waiting for that next dip. Always asking myself if I should buy it already as the dip is here or wait for that crazy bearish world in 2026. haha!

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HoneyDruz

If you’re restarting, SOL is honestly the most beginner-friendly option I’ve tried. It just works without stressing about gas.

Internal_Resort5451

ETH is the more conservative long-term choice due to its established infrastructure. SOL, however, is benefiting from high throughput, low fees, and increased user inflow this cycle.

nopy4

So, BTC is gonna draw with him only DOT and SOL? OK, got it!

iamjide91

Yes the end of the day, we dump all our alts to buy BTC. But I think alts like AIOZ, SOL, FIL, HYPE can make you accumulate BTC even faster.

No-Entrepreneur-1010

ETH sure stack a lot of it but im not sure about SOL

Not99Percent

SOL memes are lagging behind.

MountainSound1076

I bought SOL at 200 I wish I could have gotten in at these prices! I’m holding.

Truth_Teller3

If alts have a comeback SOL seems to be a good bet

NeoDynomite

It absolutely makes sense to buy eth. If you don’t want to worry too much, I think a portfolio of 70% btc, 25% eth, 4% sol and 1% other alts is reasonable. However, since you specifically asked about sol, you could do the full 5% in SOL and skip the alts. I think SOL will likely do well but eth is just so much safer. If I was buying right now, I’d probably aim for close to a 60/40 split with btc and eth and up to 5% sol.

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Post is by: VincentVan-Gogh and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1pgio1n/does_it_make_sense_to_invest_in_eth_during_this/ Hi everyone! I write here in Italian, hoping that Reddit's automatic translation works well 🙄 I am relatively new to the world of investing. A few years ago I had done a few small trades and even made a small profit, but then I stopped dealing with them and no longer applied myself seriously. Now I'm wondering if it's time to start investing again and I would like some advice from those who are more experienced than me. My main question is about cryptocurrencies. It's the beginning of December and I was wondering: do you think it makes sense to invest in ETH (Ethereum) in this period, or is it better to focus on something like SOL (Solana)? I ask because I have become somewhat disconnected from the sector and am no longer updated on the trends of these assets, nor do I remember well the fundamental differences between the two projects. I only have some general notions in my head, so I have several doubts. My goal would be to make a long-term investment, without entering into the logic of frenetic trading or meme coins, which I have tried in the past but have now decided to leave behind. I would like to understand what the strengths and weaknesses of ETH and SOL are at this stage, and if there is any market or technological factor to consider before making a decision. Any suggestions, explanations or personal experiences are more than welcome! Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me shed some light on this topic. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

USAF76-98

Totally agree with 5-10%. I’ve got 4.7% of my portfolio in crypto: BTC, SOL, MSTR & BMNR. Year to date, my crypto is -7.6% Anyone invested more than 10% is sweating bullets …

Truth_Teller3

I got into SUI, SOL, AERO, MON. Going to be a good time if alts pick up

Fit_Age8019

Lmao this kind of post is exactly why SOL meme season is undefeated — half unhinged lore, half on-chain archaeology. Two years untouched on Pump.fun is actually hilarious though; most coins don’t survive **two hours** without a sniper or a deranged dev doing something dumb. That said, once a “dead” meme finally hits Raydium, the first 24–48h are usually pure chaos. Sometimes you get that nostalgic mini-run, sometimes it flatlines again once the novelty wears off. Couple things I watch with these revivals: * **Holder distribution** — if early wallets aren’t dumping instantly, there’s at least a pulse. * **Liquidity depth** — under 20k MC means even tiny buys will send it flying, but also means it can nuke fast. * **Narrative momentum** — if the *story* catches more than the chart, it can move harder than you expect. If people start rotating SOL bags into it, swaps will probably get spiky, so I usually just route through an aggregator like Rubic to avoid getting hammered by bad fills during meme volatility. Either way, this is peak degenerate anthropology — come back with an update if GOON actually lifts off or stays in the cave.

MinimalGravitas

Here are the figures from Friday: *Bitcoin ETFs: 1D NetFlow: -2,599 $BTC (-$236.54M) 7D NetFlow: -1,084 $BTC (-$98.63M) * Ethereum ETFs: 1D NetFlow: +18,286 $ETH (+$57.09M 7D NetFlow: +44,195 $ETH (+$137.98M) * Solana ETFs: 1D NetFlow: +31,742 $SOL (+$4.32M) 7D NetFlow: +422,239 $SOL (+$57.42M) Source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1996973439438279062?t=P7m9f0rEv_MXF39kbpH26g&s=19

Truth_Teller3

SOL been slowly but surely stacking on the ETF’s

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Post is by: Striking_Chain6207 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1pfea0y/tokenlevel_risks_while_building_my_portfolio/ I'm not an expert, but I'm struggling with 3 major challenges when trying to invest in tokens: • **Ecosystem–Token Misalignment:** A protocol can show real traction—usage, integrations, capital flow, but the token may capture little of that value if it isn’t required for core activity, doesn’t receive fee accrual, or is diluted by emissions. • **Misread Institutional Signaling:** Large enterprises interacting with a protocol (pilots, data partnerships, custody tests, sandbox usage) are frequently misinterpreted as future token demand, even though these firms are typically conducting technical diligence, evaluating integration standards, or laying groundwork to issue their own assets, meaning their involvement is not a reliable indicator of sustained buy pressure on the native token. • **Internalization Risk:** Blockchain technology may prove useful and scalable, but enterprises can adopt, fork, or rebuild the underlying tech internally, capturing the benefits without relying on the native token, leaving the associated crypto asset with little or no long-term value. I'm trying to understand tokens with strong long-term value capture, real utility, and meaningful technological differentiation. I want to invest in tokens that minimize these risks and offer the highest potential upside. I'd appreciate any feedback on my overall approach or on my portfolio below: * ETH: 30% * BTC: 17% * LINK: 17% * AVAX: 9% * SOL: 8% * HED: 5% * Other: 14% *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

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Post is by: Fuzzy_Firefighter778 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1pfe70k/tokenlevel_risks_while_building_my_portfolio/ I'm not an expert, but I'm struggling with 3 major challenges when trying to invest in tokens: • **Ecosystem–Token Misalignment:** A protocol can show real traction—usage, integrations, capital flow, but the token may capture little of that value if it isn’t required for core activity, doesn’t receive fee accrual, or is diluted by emissions. • **Misread Institutional Signaling:** Large enterprises interacting with a protocol (pilots, data partnerships, custody tests, sandbox usage) are frequently misinterpreted as future token demand, even though these firms are typically conducting technical diligence, evaluating integration standards, or laying groundwork to issue their own assets, meaning their involvement is not a reliable indicator of sustained buy pressure on the native token. • **Internalization Risk:** Blockchain technology may prove useful and scalable, but enterprises can adopt, fork, or rebuild the underlying tech internally, capturing the benefits without relying on the native token, leaving the associated crypto asset with little or no long-term value. I'm trying to understand tokens with strong long-term value capture, real utility, and meaningful technological differentiation. I want to invest in tokens that minimize these risks and offer the highest potential upside. I'd appreciate any feedback on my overall approach or on my portfolio below: * ETH: 30% * BTC: 17% * LINK: 17% * AVAX: 9% * SOL: 8% * HED: 5% * Other: 14% *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Steezy_Steve1990

I’ve been in crypto since 2017. My intro was buying the top in 2017 and ridding my bags down 90% until 2021 when those bags 10x my initial investment and I sold them. This cycle. Similar to you. Had a 6x on my SUI bag in January 2025 and round tripped it to today. Still in profit on my SUI but everything else is 60%-90% down. All I can say is crypto is a highly volatile asset and people seem to forget to have the possibility of 10x returns you have to accept that that same volatility can dump your bags 90%. Another point, people in this market have the memory of a goldfish and the emotional maturity of a toddler. Every time we get a dump it’s over and every time it pumps lock in for 100x gains. They aren’t right. The answer is normally somewhere in the middle. As for lessons I’ve learnt the hard way. Don’t chase pumps and FOMO in every pump and sell every dump. You will slowly loose all your money. Hold a few high conviction cryptos that you actually believe in and for god sakes do your own research. Also, being in this market now for 8 years, I can say that it is changing. Institutions are here now and we’re playing their game. Low market cap coins might be dead. Better off seeing where big money is going and invest in large caps. Best thing is buy BTC/ETH/SOL in the depths of the bear market. Guaranteed great profits within a few years.

Divay_vir

Hyperliquid’s fee numbers are definitely eye-catching, and I get why you’re thinking it could be the next big mover. Just be careful with jumping straight to a $300 target token price only follows revenue if the tokenomics actually funnel value back to holders. A few things I’d check: – Are those fees from real, sticky traders or just a temporary wave? – How does Hype’s utility compare to GMX/dYdX? – Is the market cycle helping or hurting entries right now? I grabbed early SOL too, but sizing reasonably saved me when other bets didn’t hit. If you end up moving assets across chains for HYPE, Rubic has been useful since it aggregates a ton of liquidity.

GroundbreakingPage41

Weird how every time there’s a hack in the ETH ecosystem you have to dig to find that it was running on the ETH blockchain but when it’s SOL that won’t let you miss it

MemeyOreos

exactly. thats why im just building positions in solid projects like SOL, SEI , SUI now and playing the long game

robbydukes

not my style honestly. i stick to buying solid projects like SOL, ETH, SUI, SEI & and the likes, with good fundamentals and holding. shorting seems too risky and time consuming for my taste

abking84

Maybe - there are certainly a lot of people that get way with tax fraud, but I was just poking holes at your logic about waiting out the statute of limitations. This is the worst case scenario consequences of doing this. The IRS could technically "go after" you for the rest of your life. I worked as a liaison between criminal and civil fraud, and you don't have to be "Wesley Snipes." They go after lots of "regular" people. If the dollar amount is high enough (100's of thousands) you could be investigated by Criminal Investigation. If it's less money, you could be assessed a 75% civil fraud penalty which has a much lower burden of proof. You can't just "wait out the SOL and make the collections go away. Good luck with having a lawyer make that go away. Your wages would be garnished forever, assets seized, and can never get a tax refund or stimulus payment again, unless you do everything "off the table" for the rest of your life.

Blerp09876998

honestly the amount of scams out there is crazy. feels like every week there's another rug or exploit. just gotta stick to the bigger alt-coin projects like SUI, SOL, & SEI i guess.

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Post is by: Excellent_8740 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1pev529/crypto_market_outlook_what_could_happen_next/ The cryptocurrency market has been extremely volatile, BTC is around $86K, down about 30% from its October high of $126K, ETH sits at $2,800, and most altcoins are underperforming SOL at $124, XRP $2.06, and the Total market capitalization is near $3T after losing over $1T in recent months, with trading volume around $135B and liquidations at $608M. Macro factors seems not helping, and i dont know where Fed rate cut expectations are going, Bitcoin ETFs continue to see outflows, and broader risk sentiment remains cautious. At the same time, whales are accumulating BTC, and XRP is seeing inflows, while institutional interest is still present, but Does this indicate short term weakness with potential for a rebound if key supports hold, or are their further corrections likely? On a related note, going deep about the crypto news though I don’t usually follow traders, but I’ve noticed Asiftahsin going livestreams on bitget and, and uptil now i couldnt say why some people are finding his analysis useful to the extent of joining the 10x challenge but does he really deserve the attention and subscriptions he’s getting, or is it just hype? I’m curious what others think while we try to see where this market is actually heading to? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

FallenWiFi

This is why SOL is the answer

donjoe0

Kaspa for one, you could bother because it's simply better tech that does the same thing as Bitcoin, without sacrificing anything mentioned in the famous trilemma - it breaks out of the trilemma by being a blockDAG, not a block-chain, and is developed by some supernerd OGs with published papers on crypto technology. The only question is if it's going to get the required network effect or sustained popularity growth after it got an initial one in 2023-24 but then deflated, and meanwhile the top exchanges are still refusing to list it. (With continued development it could become a combination of the best things about BTC and ETH/SOL, so if it can't win on just being better than BTC, it could win later down the road by replacing both top dogs, or all 4-5-6 top dogs.)

LargeSnorlax

Altcoins are betting on trends and hype, they're not "legitimate investing" and anyone who's looking at them like that needs to give their head a shake Buying HYPE or HBAR (just for examples) is not like buying Johnson and Johnson / AMD (#20 and #32 in marketcap in crypto / real businesses) because they are not real businesses making real products You're betting on them to become popular enough on a certain timeframe and then sell them at a price that's beneficial for you For instance, u/Aerocryptic down there was buying [TAO](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bittensor) when it was $50 back in 2023 and (hopefully) made a good amount of profit when the AI boom took off because of it Back when I saw meme popularity was rising in 2023 I was balls deep in SOL liquidity pools and as a result picked up huge profits on stuff like WIF and POPCAT Anyone who was in the ordinals trend when it first started made money - Same with getting into the ATOM ecosystem hype back when it was big The thing is, those aren't businesses like in the real world - You don't hold altcoins forever. Hype and trends die down, and then too so do altcoin prices. WIF is down 90% from its high, ATOM has been breaching all time lows for a while. You're not meant to hold them in your 401k. Their prices don't continue to go up forever. You have to make decisions and trade accordingly.

Aerocryptic

You're not immune to make a good trade. It's been way harder the last 3 years but it's not impossible. Ask the people who were bold enough to buy SOL at $10 My biggest alt trade this cycle is still outperforming btc

trillionSdollarstech

ETF flows of yesterday: * BTC: –$15M * ETH: **+**$140M * SOL: –$33M

Visual_Building_1666

Interesting post. I don't understand enough about the Japan debt thing...but looking into it. I don't like the sound of this, but I really hope the bull-run is still going and BTC (& SOL) will hit all-time highs in the next few months. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMS-83IZiVk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMS-83IZiVk) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEh3nECbjSk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEh3nECbjSk)

jawni

Looks like we got a Solana Derangement Syndrome sufferer here. yeah I'm sure **bitcoin**.com is running Solana propaganda... Solana ETFs have been doing great, it's been reported literally everywhere, it was a 20+ day streak of only inflows. Not sure why'd you think anyone covering something like that would be propaganda, especially from this specific source. [Solana ETF Inflow Streak Ends at 21 Days With $8.1M Outflow as Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds Rebound](https://yellow.com/news/solana-etf-inflow-streak-ends-at-21-days-with-dollar81m-outflow-as-bitcoin-and-ethereum-funds-rebound) [US spot Solana ETFs report 10th consecutive day of net inflows](https://www.theblock.co/post/378309/spot-solana-etfs-tenth-consecutive-inflows) ["The latest figures extend Solana’s streak of 20 consecutive days of positive inflows, marking one of the most resilient ETF runs seen in the digital asset market this year."](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/solana-etf-inflows-hit-record-001807172.html) [Solana ETFs Defy Market Crash: 19 Straight Days of Inflows](https://www.aol.com/articles/solana-etfs-defy-market-crash-203544317.html) [Solana ETFs Record First Net Outflows as SOL Price Recovers to $140](https://coincentral.com/solana-etfs-record-first-net-outflows-as-sol-price-recovers-to-140/)

3tc4tc

You don't need to worry about being the smartest in the room. All you need is ETH, SOL, or a credit card, and you connect to [solfart.io](http://solfart.io) with your wallet, and you're done

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Post is by: Meow-Dimasi and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/CryptoMarkets/comments/1pdxic6/whats_the_best_crypto_to_buy_for_2026/ I'm trying to build a long-term crypto portfolio and want to make smart moves now before the next bull run. I've got about $3K to invest and I'm looking for projects with strong fundamentals, not just hype coins. I’m interested in layer 1s, or anything with real utility, but I'm avoiding meme coins and low-cap gambles. I've done some research on ETH, SOL, and a few altcoins, but I'd love to hear from people who've been in the space longer. So what's your top pick for 2026? Any hidden gems that aren't getting enough attention? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

Alternative_Square

ETH Road to $10k - SOL Road to $500 BEAR MARKET WAS FAKE, here we go

evandollardon

I've got like 40% BTC 20% ETH and 40% NEXO, SOL, ADA

-GrizZz-

BTC, ETH, LINK, SOL. Honorable mention, Hbar.

Due-Candy-8929

It is not just BTC, it is ETH XRP and SOL as well! :O If anything this is even bigger news for the other three, as their market caps are far smaller, and it takes a lot less money coming in to them to see high % gains

hitokiri1859

You never really could rely on charts and such because it was really nothing more than hype supply and demand pretty much. Stocks of course are much of the same thing but there's less backing for most crypto since there's a ton of ways it can be manipulated let it be bots or scam ect. You can't really apply classic stock rise and fall towards crypto. Its also harder to spot different manipulation cause the team itself can manipulate it. They can toss a fund into a unmarked wallet and dump on people. There's at least some regulation in the stock market but crypto is the wild west. Unless your buying BTC, ETH, SOL, then your more or less taking a chance but even with those your still taking a risk. Cause Quantum can undo crypto in general as well. That's why you don't see most investors holding the bag long term. The other aspect of it is most currencies are just shit they have limited use case no burning mechanics without looking at the source there's really no way of knowing whether there's not some hidden rug mechanic or a method the creator can use previously burnt tokens. In reality like anything there's always some risk. That being said people will always jump to things they think they can make money with. Investing is always risky but people want money so they take on risk in order to attempt to make money.

Empty-Succotash-8214

Most rewarding Launchpad: before & after bonding curve creator rewards inwhich has customizable contracts meaning Developers control the supply & set SOL or USD1 goals to hit at bonding. Take advantage of the Possum Gangs NFT for additional discount on Trending~

One-Rock9571

Learn about bitcoin first, and start and focus there! Be smart, most crypto is scammy. Learn learn learn & research before, during, and after purchasing. Certain cryptos offer interesting aspects - ETH, ZEC, SOL - learn about their technologies

Huge_Strain_8714

I've got ETH and SOL, seem solid picks and recently MON, just for the fun of it.

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biba8163

**Crypto ETF(s) Volume on 1st Day of Trading** | ETF(s) | Volume | |:-----------|------------:| | BTC | $4.5 Billion | ETH | $1 Billion | XRP | $59 Million | SOL | $55 Million | LINK | $13.81 Million | HBAR | $8.5 Million | LTC | $1.5 Million

Supaflyray

It’s negatively implying SOL. Not crypto . Read again my friend.

uthillygooth

I have a couple long terms where I just DCA 75-100 every 2 weeks. BTC gets the most then ETH and SOL. I’m a long term believer in stablecoins so I’ll throw 10 bucks here and there into CRV under .40-.50. Have old lp farms on some L2’s. The truth about crypto is that positioning your self not to lose money short-term is the most important thing. Tead-fi is a better and safer investment right now.

Osveros

if you sell you are capitulating your money and realizing your loss - among with the rest of the herd. Unless you are in dire need of the money you invested right now (at which point you should never have invested it to begin with), then you should hold until SOL recovers (it will). You are only benefitting the HODLERS by selling.

LavineNadine

When I think about BTC, ETH and SOL, I try to break it into different buckets in my head: foundation, smart contract platform and higher beta ecosystem play. Best Wallet made basic buying, holding and checking fees feel straightforward for me, which can matter a lot when I’m trying not to get overwhelmed by price swings. I just keep positions small and remind myself any of them may drop hard.

Holiday-Kaler

Totally get it , watching SOL drop sucks. I can’t say whether you should hold or sell, but honestly I just remind myself the tech hasn’t changed. Solana’s still one of the only chains that actually feels fast, and Solflare makes it easy to manage everything without stressing. Just go with whatever feels right for you✌️

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Post is by: Trick-Region4674 and the url/text [ ](https://goo.gl/GP6ppk)is: /r/defi/comments/1pcz9my/how_many_protocolstools_do_you_use_in_your_defi/ I’m running a small case study on how fragmented DeFi workflows really are, and how many touchpoints the average strategy actually requires. For example: *LP position generating daily cash flow. Profits are harvested each day and swapped into long-term assets like BTC, ETH, and SOL.* 1. Wallet: Rabby 2. LP: Trader Joe (Arbitrum) 3. Farming dashboard: Beefy 4. Swap: 1inch 5. Bridge: Stargate (if rotating chains) 6. Tracker: DeBank + a manual sheet 7. Alerts: Telegram price/harvest bot 8. Verification: Arbiscan for tx confirmations Total touchpoints: 8 I’ll compile the responses (anonymized) into the final case study. Feel free to share your experience :)) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoMarkets) if you have any questions or concerns.*

SomewhereBusiness503

BTC is the obvious one with ETFs and strong institutional support, so it’s likely to survive long-term. ETH is another big contender thanks to its smart contract ecosystem and growing adoption, especially with staking and layer-2 scaling. Other coins with real utility could stick around too, like BNB (used in Binance ecosystem), SOL (for fast smart contracts), and maybe ADA or AVAX if their networks keep growing. The general rule is: projects with strong developer ecosystems, real use cases, and network effects have the best shot. Everything else might fizzle when the next bear market hits.

No_Leather_3676

Yeah, no. As it becomes exponentially more expensive for whales to manipulate the market with the bait they throw in and wait for real noobs like you to throw your money in, before they then fish it out and their billions of investment with it..they will move to something cheaper but still highly regarded, such as ETH or XRP or SOL etc. That way the noobs like you will think it’s mooning, with no actual reason as always, dump your investment, and then they take it. BTC has become too pricey to do that with and gives too little gain now for that whale activity. HTH old fruit

Remarkable-Guess-245

Coin CoinMarketCap CoinGecko Jito (JTO) https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/jito/ https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/jito Jito Staked SOL (JitoSOL) https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/jito-staked-sol/ https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/jito-staked-sol

RamoneBolivarSanchez

And nobody will ever know how much SOL the Solana Foundation has either. Or why there’s only one validator client, and permissioned KYC validator approval by the Solana Foundation themselves. Really makes ya think…

Supaflyray

He doesn’t understand that most SOL transactions are bump bots from pumpfun. If you take away the pumpfun casino, Sol doesn’t compete with ETH at all.

Cptn_BenjaminWillard

But how much actual value is exchanged, that's what I'm trying to understand. That dashboard doesn't show that. Right now, CMC lists $26b in daily ETH volume, and $6b in daily SOL volume, but I don't trust either due to wash trading.