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flying-fox200

BTC+ETH should always be the backbone of a crypto porftolio, but I can also recommend the currencies below. Monero (XMR) --------------- Monero is anonymous, peer-to-peer digital cash. It has the highest level of privacy of any cryptocurrency, rendering all of its transactions totally untraceable. It also has an adjustable block size, allowing it to scale in high network activity. It has a tail emission of 0.6 XMR per block. Yes, this means it is slightly inflationary, but with the rate of inflation tending to zero over time. I would not view it as a "store of value" - it is meant to be used as anonymous P2P cash. However, investing in it could still be a good idea as it has a strong use case, and people will always value privacy. Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) ---------------------------------- Quantum computing is a real threat to the cryptography used by almost all cryptocurrencies (elliptic curve cryptography). How soon this threat will materialise - no one knows. What can be agreed on, however, is that the treat is real and one should prepare for it. That being said, almost none of the cryptocurrencies are currently quantum-resistant. QRL is fully quantum-resistant, and has been from its inception. It uses XMSS and will soon migrate to SPHINCS+ (if I'm not mistaken) when upgrading to project Zond (which will allow smart contracts). Over the past few months it has had a good bull run, likely reflecting the sentiment that the quantum computing threat is starting to become a greater worry. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) -------------------- BCH was created as a fork of BTC in an attempt to uphold the original vision of BTC as an electronic, decentralised, P2P digital payments system. It did this by increasing the block size, allowing for much higher throughput. It also improved its difficulty adjustment algorithm to a per-block difficulty calculated as a moving average, rather than the 2016 block average used by BTC. Whether you agree or not with it "upholding Satoshi's vision" does not matter - it might be good as an investment because it is identical to Bitcoin in all the ways that matter and could continue to gather interest as time goes on. Solana (SOL) -------------- Solana is an extremely high-throughput blockchain with cheap payments that supports smart contracts. It has become a hub for decentralised finance (DeFi) and also memecoin culture. Its use case is strong and we might see it have bull runs in the future. BitcoinII (BC2) --------------- This is a very new coin and I cannot in good faith recommend it as a "solid investment", but I mention it all the same as there is a chance it moons. It is, essentially, "Bitcoin, re-launched". It is pretty much identical to Bitcoin, but was relaunched in June 2025. It exists to give people a "taste" of what Bitcoin was like back in 2009-2010, **not** as a competitor to Bitcoin. It is not to be confused with BTC2.

TorySafex

LTC, SOL, XMR, there's so many. If you want stablecoins you have usdc/usdt on ARB, TON, SOL.

MakCapital

Activity and TVL are two separate metrics. Solana is dominating in activity. You also compare each state independently. It's not Ethereum+Arbitrum+Base vs Solana. These are all three separate states with 99% revenue from user activity transferred to 4 separate assets: ETH, COIN, ARB, SOL.

Comfortable-Half5165

For SOL, focus on network reliability, developer activity, and real-world adoption. Near-term can be volatile, long-term depends on ecosystem growth. Staking rates are attractive but weigh against potential price swings. Compare SOL to BTC/ETH for use case, security, and community strength.

Comfortable-Half5165

If you want some stability and real-world utility, consider diversifying with projects like **RYO**. It’s built for actual payments and practical use, not just hype, which could help balance your portfolio alongside established coins like XRP or SOL.

jekpopulous2

How is Solana “Dominating in RWA activity”? At the moment there are $12.3B in RWAs on ETH and only $835M in RWAs on Solana. There are more tokenized assets on Arbitrum than Solana, never mind L1 Ethereum. Also, over 2/3 of SOL validators have left the network over the past 2 years and only 15% of the remaining validators are profitable so more will be leaving. I don’t hate SOL… I actually hold a small position but the network is in pretty bad shape right now.

No_Giraffe_4647

If I had to put another chunk like 4000 in crypto it would be like : 2000 BTC 1000 ETH 500 SOL 100 AVX 100 HBAR 100 XRP 100 DOT 100 LINK

Important_Steak_5955

The grass is always greener... Silver has had a fun December and Q4 overall for sure! For me, I diversify. BTC, ETH, BCH, SOL, ETC :) I do have a few oz of silver and some boring ETFs. There will always be ups and downs. I can't imagine how close you'd have to pay attention to any one market to even get close to timing it. Look at BTC over the last 5 years. A couple really bad ones in there, but overall up 70% per year average. Very recently, for about 3 seconds, it was 125k. Some say that was orchestrated? I buy, hold and don't look back.

RamoneBolivarSanchez

Node count has drastically dropped in the past year from 2500 to 700 because of it being inefficient and too expensive to even breakeven. Not everyone wants to KYC with the Solana Foundation to run a node either, and that’s assuming they have $20,000,000 on hand to even get the validator up and running for 1 year (AND that’s assuming the Solana Foundation helps subsidize fees, which they’ve had to do for years now). Broken tokenomics on top of a low validator count (getting lower by the day) doesn’t equate to good decentralization. I’ve been a SOL holder for 4+ years now but I’m not going to pretend like it has good tokenomics or ever cared about making at home staking feasible do everyday folk. It went with cheap and fast and now it has to deal with the fact it kicked the can down the road, ie validators are dropping like flies. They should’ve focused on building robust validator clients instead of only have agave rust - and they should’ve made the overhead less burdensome. They wanted MEV and quick extraction via slimey infra. People can see it and it is what it is. I’m not selling my bag but I’m not adding to it either 🤷

MakCapital

Last cycle SOL/BTC pair growth started before pump fun. Pump Fun becoming popular marked the top. Worst time to buy. Open the chart. Scalable L1s will always capture the activity of whatever asset class is the flavor of the week. Activity translates to monetization. Pump Fun frenzy a result of good scalable tech. Solana still capturing majority of Web3 activity on a single state and will likely capture majority of next Web3 speculation wave too. Already dominating RWA activity. Solana remains a top experience for issuers and traders. Not subjective. Only newer L1 network competing at this level for issuers or traders is Hyperliquid and they're dominating on the trader side. Insane revenue. Trying to argue "it's just memes" a terrible take. Majority of issuance across all networks is also memes. This sub's group think was wrong last cycle. Usually wrong. Will continue to be wrong until it learns to follow Web3 users over social marketing.

Top_Effort748

Hey bro, if you’re really interested in SOL, drop me a message. I’m super bullish on it and happy to share my thoughts with you.

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Known_Click

Doesn't SOL gets devaluated every time because of the tokens unlock thing? Meaning in 4-5 years at this same market cap it will be 60$ instead of 120$. SOL doesn’t seems an good idea for a long-term strategy at all.

amberhazell

Not financial advice, but this usually comes down to why you bought SOL in the first place and your time horizon. If you’re short-term trading: SOL’s pretty volatile. If you’re up a lot and it’s a meaningful amount for you, trimming some to lock gains often helps psychologically. I’ve regretted not taking partial profits more than I’ve regretted selling too early. If you’re long-term: the bull case is still about ecosystem growth, dev activity, and whether Solana keeps attracting users vs other L1s. If you believe in that and your position isn’t keeping you up at night, holding (or even rebalancing slowly) can make sense. A middle ground that helped me: sell a portion to de-risk, keep the rest as a “free ride.” That way you’re not all-in emotionally. Also worth checking if SOL is oversized in your portfolio compared to everything else. If you want a cleaner way to track allocations and avoid emotional decisions, tools like r/Rubic can help, but honestly a simple spreadsheet works too. What’s your timeframe — weeks, months, or years?

Autoboots

One could be SOL and the others in utility Altcoins, with solid projects based on RWA, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, GPU...

JobInternational5805

For better or worse, my long term holdings are XRP (Ripple), SOL (Solana), ADA (Cardano), DOT (Polkadot), TRX (Tron) and a little MON (Monad). Most of these chains are Proof of Work, meaning you're not only hoping for the value of the coin to go up, but they are actively earning you "interest" for staking them. XRP is the notable exception, but even that can be staked in a round about way. I'm holding XRP because I truly think it will start to replace SWYFT in the next decade or so and it has a lot of utility. Some of my holdings have done well, some, like DOT, have lost value, but over time, I feel the interest will pay off. I am not any sort of crypto guru. I'm just a retail day trader that dabbles a bit in crypto as part of my long term investment strategy. If you are looking for a well diversified portfolio, crypto should be a part of that portfolio, but not the entire portfolio. Crypto right now is very volatile and is still a very "young" market, so it is very hard to say where it will go in the future, but it looks promising at the moment.

SeaComedian4888

SOL is good idea 👌🏽

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noviwu97

SOL peaked at the end of 2024. If you still didn't sell at that time, that means you're just greedy

ZhenyaV

i had my SOL pump 10x, but it peaked Feb 2024 when everyone was saying "its just the beginning". It was impossible to sell back then with halving happening only in 3 months.

noviwu97

Plenty of alts pumped a lot at one point in 2024. We got: - Solana season (SOL and memes) - AI season (TAO, FET, NEAR, etc) - Made in US season (XRP, HBAR, ADA, etc) - Privacy season (ZEC, XMR) - ETH season after Tom Lee's buying - Perps season (Hype, Aster) - And many more. There's a season for every type of investors from convservative to degen. You most likely didn't miss them. But you bought too high and refuse to sell even after 4-5x from the bottom. Even ADA quickly went from 0.3 to 1.2.

davidn281

You get it. Gone are the days of 100x alt season. Xrp went xrp went from sub 50 cents to $3. That’s a 6x. SOL went from sub $20 to over $250, over 12x. Bitcoin and eth did their thing. Most coins are sitting significantly higher than their crypto winter lows. People are just expecting the alt seasons of 2017 and those days are over imo. Can’t expect $1000 to turn into $100,000. Crypto is becoming more and more traditional and it’s time to just DCA and compound with size.

GreenStretch

Yeah but top 10 coins like ETH and SOL that did make new ATHs were not very far above the previous cycle highs. New coins like SUI didn't have crazy runs.

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wordlife2010

That question usually pops up when emotions are running hot, so you’re not alone. Whether selling makes sense really depends on *why* you bought SOL in the first place: * If you bought for a **short-term trade** and your thesis played out (or broke), trimming or exiting can be rational. * If you bought for **long-term usage growth**, then volatility alone isn’t a great sell signal — SOL has always been violent both ways. * If you’re stressed watching price daily, that’s often a sign your position size is too big, not that the asset is bad. In my experience, the worst sells happen during uncertainty, not euphoria or clear breakdowns. Scaling out or rebalancing beats all-or-nothing decisions.

wordlife2010

This really comes down to **time horizon and conviction**, not whether SOL pumps next month. For a buy-and-hold case, the positives are pretty clear: * **Real usage**: people actually transact daily — DeFi, NFTs, memes, games. That matters long term. * **Low fees change behavior**: more experimentation, more volume, more stickiness than high-cost chains. * **Ecosystem maturity**: wallets, tooling, and liquidity are way better than a few years ago. The risks you shouldn’t ignore: * SOL is still volatile and very **BTC-correlated** in drawdowns. * It’s already had a big recovery run, so future gains likely come slower. * Network reliability/decentralization critiques aren’t gone, just improved. In my experience, SOL makes more sense as a **core ecosystem bet**, not a guaranteed outperformer. DCA beats trying to time entries if you actually believe in usage continuing.

wordlife2010

No one really knows, and anyone saying they do is lying to themselves a bit. Could SOL revisit $100? Sure — if we get a broad market pullback, risk-off sentiment, or some ugly macro/news combo. But it’s not as simple as “it did before so it will again.” The context is very different now. A few things to keep in mind: * **Market structure** is stronger than last cycle — more real users, more apps, more liquidity actually staying on-chain. * **Downside usually follows BTC**, not vibes. If BTC nukes, SOL probably follows; if BTC chops, SOL might just range. * **Psych levels matter**, but they’re not magnets. $100 is a big level, but it’s not inevitable. In my experience, people waiting for exact numbers often miss better entries during boring consolidation. Scaling in beats trying to snipe the bottom.

SydneyPlayer

What’s worked for me long term is a structured DCA + profit recycling approach rather than trying to nail tops and bottoms. I allocate about 30% of my weekly income into crypto, roughly $600/week. Around $400 goes into spot (BTC, ETH, plus some XRP and SOL). I DCA instead of lump-summing. For example, if I’m allocating $100 to Bitcoin that week, I split it across the high and low ranges on the 12h timeframe. Over a 7-day window, most of those orders usually fill, which smooths volatility and improves average entry. When price pushes into a clear daily or weekly resistance, I take partial profits. I typically skim around 20% of the position at profit, keep the rest, and then redeploy that capital back into future DCAs. I’m not trying to exit entirely, just harvesting strength and compounding. Using this method, my spot portfolio is up ~20% over the last three months, without leverage. The remaining ~$200/week goes into leveraged trading, where I’m much more conservative with risk. I only risk 1–3% per trade, scale entries using the 4h–12h timeframe, and focus on high-probability setups rather than constant trading. That account has grown significantly over the past six months, but the key rule is this: every month, I move 50% of leveraged profits back into spot. So the leverage is used to accelerate growth, but spot remains the long-term foundation. No moon shots, no all-in bets. Just consistent DCA, partial profit-taking, and capital rotation. Not financial advice, just what’s been working for me.

hiimtashy

Nothing mate. I woudnt even pick ETH. Bitcoin only. Maybe some SOL on the basis SOL is generating much more revenue over ETH.

Hitchie_Rawtin

Most unlocks will cause price to go down but look at SOL, a constant stream of unlocks and FTX staking dumps but memecoin casino scum kept lapping it up. The only presumption to be made is that enough hype around a project can counteract the unlocks, but very very few projects ever gain that hype. Look at the first 4 years of the ICP chart to see the typical outcome of aggressive unlocks. I've no idea why people bought it at all for the first few years, anybody who bought it on the first day, month or year was certifiably insane. Now the look of that chart puts everybody off of it despite no more unlocks & despite the technology. Monad's FDV is more than 10x higher than its current market cap, so by buying now you're making a bet that it will *at the very least* outperform enough to reach its FDV once max supply is circulating.

StonklordBenno

My bags are in ADA SOL DOT AVAX MANA SAND POL

mjx10

I'm staking ADA. Hodling SOL and XRP. There's a new coin that I found, team is building an ecosystem of financial transaction:RYO. Research before any moves.

iOCharts_

beyond btc and eth, the projects i see most often in serious long-term portfolios are SOL, LINK, AR, OP, ATOM, AVAX, AAVE and MKR. they aren’t risk-free, but they solve real problems and already have users

Glyzzza_

SOL, MATIC, ADA, LINK, AVAX, ATOM, FIL, and Arbitrum – strong fundamentals, real use cases, and long-term potential.

Valyarian

LINK, DOT, TAO, PYTH, SOL, UNISWAP, QNT, and another utility coin you deeply understand and your set for life.

brewmasterlite

Other than BTC and ETH the one that I would feel comfortable with for the long term would be SOL. I would hold and stake

Sevenss

Honestly, I’d recommend only getting into crypto if you have disposable income that you can afford to lose without it affecting your family or financial stability. If you’re set on diving in, start by waiting for market pullbacks and thoroughly researching projects and their fundamentals. Avoid getting swept up in hype, fancy tech jargon, or buzzwords. If you catch yourself feeling FOMO, pause and think it through … it’s a common trap. Above all, don’t chase highs or buy at market tops. Overall, I’d suggest sticking with Bitcoin (BTC) as your entry point. Even established options like Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) carry significant risks, especially as we’re heading into what looks like a bear market; prices can drop further than anyone expects. Finally, explore custody options that match your comfort level, such as self-custody, ETFs, or even treasuries for a more secure approach. Look into DCA methods.

nugymmer

That one might die too. And oh no the guy mentioned fucking SOL. That one might die too. Oh, and ETH. What kind of idiot thinks that anything other than BTC will survive. Only fuckwits believe in fairytales. Any “crypto” where the dev owns huge chunks should be very cautious with. SOL and ETH are alts. BTC is the only one that counts. Bye.

VinPanda

I believe algorand has proven itself in practical use case & consistency. It has been adopted as a functional blockchain for many businesses & even government endeavors. It's only the price point that people comment on. But, that's really because it is not a hype coin and is rather going to improve in price through utilization & liquidity. But in my long experience, it is the most worth hold of all crypto projects. I love how they've considered quantum computing upgrades and carbon footprint use on top of all. I don't use chains I do not trust. I don't trust crypto like SOL that has a history of failure & security issues. People need to think critically about the tech they invest into. The problem is buyers don't properly educate themselves and instead they buy hype coins with no long term prospect. Anyway, merry Christmas

GarrettJohnson1984

honestly SOL and JUP make sense. WLD is sketchy imo. if you like fast L1s you should check out SEI too, its got good fundamentals and institutional backing. rest are lottery tickets basically

Shoddy_Sherbert_8791

Did you contact crypto.com? I had a problem with XRP or SOL in 2022 with them, as it wouldn’t show on my account after the transfer, but the support help to manually link it to my account.

General-Success-2968

Same here, watching my random altcoin picks get absolutely demolished while my "boring" BTC stack just kept chugging along was humbling af Definitely sticking more to the big two next year, maybe sprinkle in some SOL but done chasing moonshots that turn into rugpulls

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reliable35

Many still are deluded about it. You only have to look on their Telegram group.. where just because they come up with a new name for the next upgrade..like Supernova that will deliver less than 1 nanosecond of something finality… it’s like that will make a difference.. it won’t… It’s a dead project…99.99% all crypto projects will die out. BTC, ETH & a few others will survive… but yep.. EGLD holders amongst the most deluded.. SOL came out on top.. & even that is struggling in this market.

damiensandoval

Anything’s that’s not BTC ETH or SOL

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Anadrolus

Basically all of them except BTC, ETH, SOL.

BTC_is_waterproof

PayPal USD is expanding beyond its native deployments on Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, and Stellar, reaching new chains including Tron, Avalanche, and Sei through LayerZero. Missed ETH and SOL

pcm2a

"real world adoption" I just checked and Aldi's doesn't take SOL as a payment

Interesting_Ad3536

For ETH versus SOL, I usually think about what I will actually use, not charts or hype. Best Wallet made basic swaps and balances easier for me, which can matter when I am not very technical. Fees, speed, and apps tend to feel different, so I test slowly and keep notes. That approach helps me stay comfortable and avoid rushing decisions during noisy market weeks in my experience often today.

wordlife2010

That’s a tough spot, and honestly most SOL holders have asked themselves this exact question at least once. What helped me think it through was breaking it into a few checks: * **Time horizon:** If you’re short-term and this volatility is stressing you out, trimming or selling isn’t “wrong.” Peace of mind matters. * **Conviction vs bag-holding:** Are you holding because you still believe in Solana’s usage/dev activity, or just hoping for a bounce? * **Position size:** If SOL is a huge chunk of your portfolio, de-risking a bit can make swings easier to sit through. * **Cost basis:** Selling part to lock profits (or reduce losses) often feels better than all-in/all-out decisions. Personally, I’ve found partial sells or setting rules (e.g. rebalance at X%) way healthier than trying to time tops or bottoms.

ThrowRA-hamburger

this is why i just stick to stuff i believe in long term like SOL ETH and been adding SEI lately. cheaper to stack while everyone's paralyzed waiting for BTC to "do something"

coinrock6

Mostly BTC, ETH and SOL. But I checked in with AI at the beginning of the year and it recommended 10 coins with “potential.” They are all down between 50-70%.

CharlyFiestas

tried converting to BTC,ETH, SOL or USDC with no luck so far...

Alexbobica

I would say we are heading into a long crypto winter. I don't have any advice, since the market circle has been very weird. I just hodl ( ETH, SOL, INJ, AIOZ, WILD, DIA, etc.) and wait. Will not sell, but monitoring the market and waiting.

Randomized007

I'm 50% btc, 15% eth, the rest are SUI, XRP, SOL, LINK, AVAX, QNT, ONDO & HBAR

fan_of_hakiksexydays

Fednow is not CBDC lol. [https://www.epam.com/about/newsroom/in-the-news/2023/people-confuse-fednow-with-digital-dollar-why-thats-a-problem](https://www.epam.com/about/newsroom/in-the-news/2023/people-confuse-fednow-with-digital-dollar-why-thats-a-problem) Also, even if the Fed made a digital dollar built in a similar way as cryptocurrency and on a blockchain, doesn't mean that they would control all cryptocurrencies. They would just control their cryptocurrency. In the same way that you making your own shitcoin token on SOL and be in control of that currency, doesn't make you suddenly a big player in controlling BTC, ETH, etc...

noviwu97

Pretty good, was mostly in BTC, SOL, and HYPE but has been DCA-ing out of them across the year. Sold most of my BTC at $115k average, SOL at $230, and HYPE at $38. Here's the harsh trust: if your coins severely underperformed the past 3 years. It will most likely continue doing so.

jawni

Still just holding mostly SOL and ETH, seems clear that it's been a two horse race for a while, especially with the previously hyped new L1s not really sustaining that hype. I still take small positions in stuff that seems interesting, like CARDS is at $10m market cap and is a legit company tokenizing TCG and getting a lot of usage. Took a flyer on AVICI too and still hold some BONK and PENGU but not too hot on those, luckily I bought BONK long ago on the cheap and got PENGU airdropped to me.

Advanced-Summer1572

I have the article somewhere at home. It wasn't this detailed. But this is also interesting. At any rate? This is an assessment, not actual. I trust Fidelity more than any naysayers comments on Reddit. I will add that since this article (circa June 2024) many interesting things have occurred regarding the future of crypto . The SEC is firmly in the yes column for Stablecoins, EFTs, and Bitcoin.as of 10 days ago is now recognized by banks as collateral. Visa has chosen SOL which supports CIRCLE , for its. pilot prigram. It is a different game now. In only a year and a half. HODL Is now

The-Real-Recruit

been around long enough to know charts don't predict news lol. but sure SOL could dump, most alts probably will eventually

Leynnox

"elite thinkers" lmao, this thing doesn't exist. Only insiders know, and surprise, you're not one of them, so just stake and stay humble, Solana is one of the best crypto for staking, giving me juicy \~7% more SOL every year.

jawni

In most wallets it's really easy to check the CA, just check if it matches the official CA. You should also look at the transaction that put that asset into your wallet, if it's part of a transaction where you swapped or sent a similar amount of value in SOL, then it's probably a transaction you made. If an address you don't recognize just sent it to you, then obviously it's a scam.

D00mGuy21

Haha, honestly I have no idea. I still remember how shocked I was looking at people spending insane amounts of money on JPEGs. Many altcoins are solid projects, they are jsut being outshined at the moment by BTC, ETH, and SOL as there isn't much institutional interest in them and retailers' interest towards crypto is at an all time low (just take a look on Google Trends).

Aishruv

I’m three months into a $50 challenge myself and just reached $102. My first month was a wash because I didn't realize how much exchange fees mattered. If you're making 1% profit but the fee is 1.5%, you're losing money. Moving to a 'Pro' exchange (like Kraken Pro) changed everything for me. I also stopped chasing 'hype' coins and stuck to SOL By watching the RSI and Volume, I was able to recover my early losses.

harvested

Raoul Pal is a prominent Altcoin shill. He will use bitcoin charts in his analysis, but push alts on his followers. His holdings this year: SUI: -66% in bitcoin terms. SOL: -25% in bitcoin terms. Smoking chicken fish: -96% in bitcoin terms.

Searching4Sound

Gas fees tied to coin price = nope. So bye Etherium anything. Immutable and decentralized, no take-backsys... BTC okay cool. We don't need any others. AI agents are the adoption point of crypto Agents needs instant settlement, micro transactions and automated systems of task verification (oracles) oh... and needs refunds, so none of this immutable wild west anon nonsense. So.... XRP nailing remittances and global interbank stuff. Cool. But I don't think they make it for everyday money, it's not decentralized enough. SUI. Low gas, object orientated language and proven they are willing to do refunds and rollback. Tbh, sounds much more functional for money to me. SOL is a circus imo. USDC is probably the most functional, thing going. Do we need to gamble on number go up, we have have BTC go up and dollar tracked stablecoins. So much of this is such a pipedream for no purpose / utility whatsoever. Just number go up dick measuring contest. Amazon/Alphabet/Energy (AAE) are the only units of value in the future. I'd say we can all buy cans of soda with 0.00000001 AAE by 2030 😉.

snowchebu

I think most wallet apps have crypto trading already with them but if you want to access the other coins i think you need to go to either Capex(.)com, Hyperliquid, or kraken to name a few that's reputable. I mostly trade with the main coins (BTC, ETH, SOL).

wizardofwestworld

Despite what you'll read on Reddit, most alts are likely going to be pretty shit investments long term. That doesn't mean you can't make money on them in the short or long term, but it's simply a higher risk, higher reward venture. If you are determined to explore anything beyond BTC, I personally like ETH and SOL. Everyone will have different opinions on alts. BTC itself is volatile and carries risk, particularly if you are investing for the short term. If you are investing for long term, I'd suggest starting with a small amount of buying a little bit at a time. See if you have the risk tolerance to stomach the volatility. And, importantly, do a bit of research and determine if you truly believe in BTC as a long-term asset class with potential to appreciate.

CapableFix9201

Beginners should go slow.. A "large" initial investment is more of a "gamble". You would be better off picking 1-3 main coins (Say BTC, ETH, and either XRP or SOL) and throwing $10 into each of them. Then pick say 2 other "alts" (can also be main coins if you only picked 1 to start from the prior step) to bring your total to 3-5 coins .. only throw $5 in these ones. This should give you a general feel of how things work. You can slowly add more over a longer period dollar cost averaging to make things less volatile, if you choose coins that offer staking yields you can transfer part of your earnings out into a stable coin for more of an online fiat holding.

Old_Singer_217

You are spot on. Trading 0.2 SOL on-chain just means donating your edge to validators. I switched to SHIB futures on BYDFi to avoid that drain. I use their grid trading bot to automate the scalps, so I’m not bleeding out on gas fees.

YogurtclosetTall2558

Case for yes: throughput, consumer apps, active devs across Jupiter, Phantom, Drift. Keep core in BTC and ETH; add a measured SOL sleeve and review yearly. If you want utility overlap, follow Ocean Protocol for data, Akash for GPUs, Render for GPU work.

RamoneBolivarSanchez

Bitcoin drives the market kiddo. If anything Ether drives it harder than SOL if you look at BTC/ETH and then SOL/ETH. Just because your bag is VC crime garbage doesn’t mean everyone else’s is too.

DaddyDontTakeNoMess

Who knows. ETH didn’t get to ATH this cycle. Why are else expecting SOL to?

bartiz

Didn't BTC in this cycle did better than ETH, SOL and many others? Seems very risky to look for an alt coin that will do better than BTC.

Leynnox

Why not, BTC > ETH // Solana > shitcoins > memecoins. Because yes, no matter what people are saying, Solana is in the top 3 cryptos, like it or not. Now for long term, while BTC seems obvious, it really depends, because if you're staking your SOL, that's something like 7% APY, which is not bad at all. BTW inb4 the "solana is all about memecoins huehue", check Shopify, Revolut, Google Cloud BigQuery and Visa, for real case utilities.

JackyGekko

I would not bet on Solana for the long-term honestly. During this cycle it reached new ATHs because of the memecoins frenzy, reaching the pico top with $TRUMP, but beside that it hasn't a real utility as a chain, unless it will focus on the payments market again. Plus, the chart vs BTC is quite clear to me, and it looks like ETH/BTC after the NFT boom. The main risk here is that $SOL could underperform $BTC, but also all the other crypto assets in the next cycle. If you look for a long-term investment, I suggest to wait for a drop vs $BTC to the lower bound of the range. https://preview.redd.it/dmsleuhlwj8g1.png?width=1503&format=png&auto=webp&s=bf4724a83aa856099db8fcad4569017722c52c60

cascading_disruption

$NIGHT, a token on Cardano, now does more volume than Circle's USDC and XRP and SOL combined. I guess people really want 4th gen privacy blockchains and distribution were all tokens went to people from 8 top chains and zero to VCs. Who would've thought that, right?

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Crypto activity in Brazil surged 43% in 2025, with average investments exceeding $1,000, according to Mercado Bitcoin's report. The market shifted from speculation to structured investing, with diversification increasing as 18% of investors allocated funds across multiple assets. Bitcoin remained the most traded asset, followed by USDT, ETH, and SOL. Stablecoins gained traction, and digital fixed-income products saw a 108% rise in investment volume. Participation expanded across demographics and regions, with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro leading transaction volumes. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

MakCapital

Use exchanges to onboard fiat as USDC. Coinbase does this without any fees. Move that USDC to Solana with Phantom wallet. Trade SOL on Jupiter without fees or very low fees on any other asset you want. Move some to Hyperliquid if you enjoy trading perps. Stake SOL natively with Phantom for highest returns and 0 additional risk. You now have everything you need with much less fees and more security if you learn how to correctly self custody. You'll also increase the value of SOL. Search my comment history if you need help with best self custody practices. Never keep your funds on exchanges. Never **ever** stake on exchanges. Never **ever ever*" do any of this on Binance. Exchanges should only be used to onboard stables. Especially the Binance cartel.

Sagar_Sage

Invest in BTC , ETH , SOL , TAO , BNB , AAVE , SUI

AttemptKitchen

Crypto boom started with hundreds of projects being 99% speculative, nothing else. Like you said, maybe ETH, SOL and some other will survive, the rest are already dying and will be absorbed.

VariatCA

Most alts have not made any meaningful development or advancement in half a decade, have not attracted growth in network usage or demand (many have watched their average transaction dwindle to practically nothing), have not distinguished their use-case against their competitors, and have done nothing but inflate the total marketcap of available coins/tokens for years via inflation or unlocks. Projects that are accomplishing/solving nothing for years, while network usage shrinks and the amount of coins floating around in the market with which to interact with the chain constantly inflates, are going to watch the value of their coin/token get decimated. Most of the existing alts are akin to Mom & Pop stores getting put out of business by the "Walmarts" of the crypto-space like ETH/SOL as attention, adoption and network usage concentrates into just a few projects.

Tall_Math_9370

Bull Markets are created in pessimism - no matter where I look - most of financial influencer, investor, entrepreneur, trader are telling right now the story of BTC 60k ETH 1.5k and SOL 70$ - that’s a indicator we gonna turn the tables soon. January is gonna be green

No_South_9912

Do you consider ETH, SOL, and XRP "altcoins"? All 3 beat BTC Friday

cascading_disruption

Just one token on Cardano called $NIGHT flips entire daily vol. of SOL or XRP. I think that 2026 will be the year of ADA and Cardano.

Illustrious_Mix4946

You are not wrong. All major cryptos are trading near it's 6 months support. I have only 5 % of capital in crypto rest in stocks but I can tell you one think the support is shifting. I just put SOL, HBar, Bitcoin on chartscanner.ai and it says if this support is broke we are going way deep. So I am keeping a strict stoploss and hope that the support dosent break.

Then_Helicopter4243

mixing meme culture with real economic themes is a cool twist. Curious to see how CENTS plays out on SOL, especially with that make cents again narrative. Good luck with the launch

nugymmer

I don’t know so much about that. The first one you listed - the devs control quite a large percentage of the token supply. Maybe it is a God coin. Maybe not. That said I have more faith in LINK than I do in XRP or SOL.

nugymmer

SOL is an alt coin. Alt coins do not hold value long term but you know which coin has stood the test of time. Every day a new BTC Maxi is made. And rightly so.

cjharris-tx

I would go half ETH and half SOL, because they both have smart coin features and undergo active development. Many people believe BTC is lagging in technology adoption. Regardless of whether or not you think smart coin attributes are important, at some point it will become relevant, so it's better to embrace the future than stick your head in the ground like an ostrich and ignore it. If you think of crypto like stocks, smaller companies always outperform larger ones. Although I am not in this camp, some people think SOL could surpass ETH in price because of speed. However, the flip side is the ETH network has better stability. End users will gravitate to the network where speed or stability is more critical, so neither one is superior in my eyes.

dimitry_sx

$TON $LINK and of course BTC-ETH-SOL

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argues that altcoin season has been ongoing, but traders may have missed it by focusing on past trends rather than new opportunities. Hayes emphasizes the importance of identifying emerging narratives and coins, citing examples like Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Solana (SOL) as recent winners. He challenges the notion that altcoin seasons follow predictable patterns, urging traders to adapt to current market dynamics. Opinions on the timing and nature of the next altcoin season vary across the industry. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

ComplexWrangler1346

SOL ???hahahahhaha ummmm, no

Jayar9000

This is not a get rich quick scheme, just put the money you can spare into BTC and SOL, stake the latter and just HODL. You can buy that new motor later

Wingmusic

Solana is the new Ethereum. OP, here's some ideas for you. Buy $2000 of INF. It's a Solana LST. Go on Jup Lend or Kamino and loop it with borrowed SOL, multiplying your INF by like 10x. You will have 10x INF and debt in SOL. These are correlated assets, so the position is delta neutral (won't be affected by price changes), except for your original INF. This will net you around 17% apy. So you're $2000 worth of INF will turn into $3200 after 3 years if prices stay the same. If SOL hits $1,000 then it'll be worth more like $25k. On one of those same platforms by WBTC or cbBTC and leverage them 1.5-2x. At 1.5x you would get liquidated if BTC hits like $35k and 2x like $45k. So you'll double your exposure to BTC at the cost of a few percent in interest and at the risk of losing it all if BTC crashes really hard. But if that happens you can just adjust your position and it'll be a great opportunity to double down. Put the rest in ETH.

SubstantialPlenty301

Jesus. Because It's an alt coin. That's why. Long term, only BIT and ETH, maybe SOL will be relevant.

binary_quasar

Think objectively and don't get swept up in project narratives, most of them are vaporware. In practice, this usually looks like only buying Bitcoin and ETH, maybe SOL/LINK if you have a larger risk appetite. Investing requires conviction, but conviction breeds emotions and emotions will never make you a better investor. Conviction that the underlying value of a given project's progress, development, and utility should be higher in the future. Most altcoins barely have much progress made and are still being developed, so they strongly focus on the utility narrative, meaning they are trying to **sell you a solution to a problem.** If somebody is trying to sell you a solution, then you must ask yourself how impactful the problem is and if blockchain or smart contracts are the **best** way we can address it. The answer is usually no and there are often better solutions to the problems altcoins are trying to solve. Bitcoin built the entire space and almost all of it is built on Ethereum, while LINK provides oracle data to almost everything. This is real utility and no other coins come even relatively close to providing this much for the space. This is the infrastructure of the entire sector. These are the only plays I have even an ounce of conviction for. Everything else, you should catch on pumps and sell the second you smell weakness. Otherwise, you are now a long term holder of somebody's dogshit.

bojacked

have they capped supply on Etherium? I think that the finite supply vs infinite supply or a system where more can be created arbitrarily is what people are trying to get away from. I still dont actually now how ETH and SOL supply work honestly.

Jebbelino

Wonder how solid coins like NEAR or SOL will do in the next year. NEAR was at 7, now 1.22. So awful