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Huge_Strain_8714

Welp, I've bought several altcoins and of course BTC and they are ALL down, expect BTC and SOL, and ETH. Last week was rough and this week I'm still down 25%....so, what do you think? Do you like to gamble?

Juice79man

Dump Polygon, the Graph, Arbitrum, Celestial, Ondo, then decide between Dot, Avalanche, and Hedera. I’d hold 50%BTC, 20% ETH, 10% SOL, 10% LiNK. Then the last 10% in what you personally believe in between the coins I told you to choose between. I personally Hold ICP and DOT (I personally find the risk reward on these 2 worth it.) I hold the other 4 in the exact %’s I said. I use the last 10% in my spec plays.

NilsTheChef

Seems like BlackRock's making big moves in the SOL space! Any thoughts on what this might mean for institutional adoption of alt L1s beyond just BTC and ETH? I've noticed traditional finance slowly warming up to more projects, but BlackRock getting involved could be a real game-changer for market legitimacy.

Nickelmaker

I'd say you're looking at this investment too simplistically. While it's true that smaller market cap coins can have bigger percentage moves, they also carry substantially more risk of failure or underperformance. Instead of going all-in on one coin, consider a risk-adjusted portfolio approach: - Put 50-60% in Bitcoin as your foundation - 20-30% in a few established large caps (ETH, etc.) - 10-20% in higher-risk/higher-reward mid-caps like SOL or LINK This gives you exposure to potential outsized gains while protecting your principal. Remember that in the 2018-2020 bear market, many alts lost

KirbysaBAMF

I would invite you to consider stake able crypto. tokens like ETH, SOL, and ATOM all pay you to HODL. So you can just sit back and watch your crypto earn you more crypto.

CRPTM_ONE

Crypto Tax Crash Course (USA) — Easy & Clear Here’s the quick version of how crypto taxes actually work in the U.S.: 1. Selling or swapping = taxable. Anything that counts as disposing of crypto triggers taxes. Even swapping BTC → ETH is treated like selling BTC. These all go on Form 8949 as gains/losses. 2. Income-style crypto gets taxed the moment you receive it. If you’re earning tokens through things like: • Staking • Mining • Airdrops • Referral bonuses • Play-to-earn • Yield farming / liquidity rewards The IRS taxes them at their fair value the second they hit your wallet. Then when you eventually sell them? That’s a second taxable event. 3. Moving crypto between your own wallets is NOT taxable. Just make sure you mark it as a self-transfer so your tax software doesn’t treat it as a sale. 4. NFT taxes are basically the same as crypto. • Buying an NFT with ETH/SOL = taxable, because you’re “spending” crypto. • Buying with USD/stablecoins = not taxable. • Selling an NFT = capital gain/loss. • Minting is usually not taxable unless you immediately receive something with clear value. • Royalties = ordinary income. 5. DeFi taxes can get messy. Here's the simple version: • Swaps on DEXes = trades → taxable. • Providing liquidity (when you get an LP token) = considered a trade → taxable. • Removing liquidity = also a trade → taxable. • Rewards from pools/staking/nodes = income at FMV the day you get them. • Bridging is usually non-taxable unless the bridge gives you a new wrapped token. 6. Cost basis is everything. Your cost basis is what you originally paid for each asset. If you lose track of it, the IRS may treat your basis as $0 — which means they think all of it is profit. That can lead to a huge tax bill. 7. Please use a tax tool. A proper crypto tax tool will: • Auto-sync exchanges + wallets • Track cost basis correctly • Identify self-transfers • Handle DeFi + NFTs • Generate Form 8949 and full reports It saves you hours of cleanup — even if you only trade occasionally. Crypto is fun when you’re trading. It’s only stressful when tax time comes and nothing is tracked. Tax season isn’t the enemy. Bad records are. Hope this helps someone. Happy filing.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; A malicious Chrome extension called Crypto Copilot is skimming fees from Solana (SOL) swaps by injecting hidden extra transfers into transactions. The extension uses the decentralized exchange Raydium for swaps but appends a second instruction to transfer SOL to the attacker. Users are unaware as the interface hides these details. Published in June 2024, it has only 15 users but poses a significant threat. Socket, a cybersecurity firm, has reported the extension to the Chrome Web Store for removal. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

particlecore

Only ETH, XRP is not a crypto and SOL is a VC shit chain

canadianragweed

I think everything you mentioned aside from maybe XRP has potential. And XRP may, I just don't personally trust them. RWA is no doubt going to be a thing, it's just going to take time. BTC, ETH, and LINK have been and currently are 90% of my crypto portfolio. They are not for sale. I bought XRP and SOL at the right time so I'm still up hundreds of % at current prices but, they are for sale at the right price. SOL is not ETH.

watch-nerd

10% of your port for moon shot gambling alts. Crypto majors for the rest of the 90%. BTC, ETH, SOL in a 23:5:1 ratio.

andys811

Yes, defi, stablecoins, wrapped tokens/RWAs, GameFi, all things that Bitcoin isn't really related to unlike other crypto like ETH or SOL. That being said I don't think it's really worth looking for the next big crypto unless you believe you truly found value in something that the market hasn't realized

andys811

No, but 99% of altcoins will die out. I'll happily laugh in your face if you tell my ETH, SOL etc are shitcoins. 99% of altcoins are shitcoins, but that doesn't mean all of them are, and the good thing is that it means the odd couple altcoins are good projects but get given a shitcoin price tag which is what you wanna see.

lymanite

50% BTC 30% ETH 20% SOL Once I understood the genius behind “Proof of History” I really fell in love with Solana.

No_Piano_4690

Totally get why you’re asking — every time SOL pulls back, the “should I sell?” panic hits hard. What helps me is separating emotion from timeframe. If you bought with a long-term view, short-term dips usually aren’t a great reason to bail. Solana’s ecosystem still moves fast, and usage has held up even when price wobbles. But if you only grabbed it for a quick trade or you need the cash soon, taking some risk off the table can make sense. I also like setting rules ahead of time: take partial profits on strength, reassess if it breaks a level you care about. That way you’re not making decisions mid-fear. When I rebalance across chains, I sometimes use Rubic — folks in Rubic share tips on optimizing swaps if you ever go that route. What’s your horizon here — weeks, months, or longer? That usually decides the answer.

No_Piano_4690

Totally get why you’re torn — SOL’s had some wild swings lately, and it’s normal to second-guess when things get choppy. What’s helped me is breaking it down by time horizon. If you believe in the long-term ecosystem (DePIN, consumer apps, fast settlement), holding usually feels less stressful. Short-term, though, SOL can be brutal, so if you need liquidity or the volatility is making you miserable, trimming a bit isn’t crazy. Another thing I do is set levels ahead of time — like, “If it hits X, I take profit; if it drops to Y, I reassess.” Takes some emotion out of it. And don’t forget taxes/fees if you’re moving in and out. When I rebalance across chains, I sometimes use Rubic since it keeps swaps simple across ecosystems, and folks in Rubic talk about ways to streamline that. If you want, share your time frame and risk tolerance — that usually makes the decision a lot clearer.

wintomato

If you want growth but don’t want to go full casino mode, don’t put everything into just one coin. Bitcoin is the safer, slower option. Solana and Chainlink have more upside, but also more risk. A simple approach is to split it, for example: some in Bitcoin for stability, and some in SOL or LINK for growth. That way you’re not betting the whole plan on one horse. Turning 8–10k into 30–60k is possible, but crypto isn’t a straight line - a bit more rollercoaster, than elevator.

MeatKettle

Eh.. I was holding SOL for so long. It barely moved. A shot duck. I think it died with the NFT craze honestly.

trx-repo

It's risky to look at unit price alone. Just because a coin is cheaper doesn't mean it's easier for it to 5x. You have to look at the market cap. That said, if you want stability, go heavy on BTC. If you want to gamble for that 60k target, maybe split it 70/30 between BTC and SOL. Just don't put money in that you can't afford to lose.\]

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tldr; Upbit, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, reported a $36 million hack involving Solana-based assets on November 27, 2025. The breach affected tokens like SOL, USDC, BONK, and others, with stolen funds sent to external wallets. Upbit suspended Solana network services and initiated emergency inspections to protect user funds. The incident coincided with Dunamu's announcement of a partnership with Naver to invest in AI and Web3 technologies. Upbit assured users it would cover losses using its own assets, highlighting vulnerabilities in hot wallet systems. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Automatic-Chance6499

Are the people that aren’t seen any innovation just not following the right channels and platforms? ICP, SUI, KAS, TAO, HYPE, some projects on SOL, there are things happening in the web3 space they are reshaping the future of the Internet and finance… after three years I can see where it’s easy to be jaded because of how goddamn manipulated Price action is, but the same there’s no future and nothing‘s happening in crypto it’s kind of just ignorant from a birds eye perspective

WiseAssistance8010

Who would help me with a little SOL?

WiseAssistance8010

Who helps me with a little SOL?

WiseAssistance8010

Who would help me with a little SOL?

ilikecrispywaffles

Damn okay, glad I've been loading up on SOL sub 130

RealPrinceZuko

Personally, I don't like SOL at all. That entire ecosystem is built around pump and dumps. Memecoins give crypto a horrible rep in my honest opinion

Ok_Golf_6467

ETH, AVAX, and SOL should get you there. BTC is the safest but I don't see it doing a 6x in 4 years

H0G_CRYPTOS

Stake SOL (Solana) and MON (Monad) in a non-custodial manner. Can do both using the same validator, e.g. [xLabs](https://xlabs.xyz/stake/). Main focus is not maxing yields but rather holding assets you believe have strong long-term potential.

ThatChrisGuy7

Hell yeah that was a great boost to my SOL longs

A-Stock-A-Day

Everyone still bagholding $SOL.X, $AVAX.X, $SUI, $ENA.X, $SEI like it’s 2021 🤣 Meanwhile one token is literally building the first truly decentralized global roaming network with real revenue, real users, and real utility in 2025. $ROAM.X about to make the entire L1 meta look like a 2017 ICO scam. You’ve been warned.

biba8163

**Railway Mania of 1800s** There was a Railway Mania and Boom in the U.K and U.S in the 1800s that saw plebs who invested on railroads during the century mostly lose their money. The railway companies who issued the bonds and society as a whole benefited from the investors who essentially subsidized this industry. **Crypto Rails Mania of 2020s** Crypto rails are networks that facilitate the transfer of stablecoins: ETH, ETH L2s, TRON, SOL, ALGO, etc. Crypto investors are essentially doing the same thing and subsidizing the development of these networks and are getting very little in return. Since 2021, Stablecoin marketcap is up 200% while prices of these crypto rail networks are mostly down or flat as the dominant networks continuing slashing fees in a race to the bottom to compete with each other. **Agentic AI Micropayments 2030s?** It'll be interesting to see how this develops but we could potentially have a future where we are paying a bunch of AI agents to run small tasks and agents themselves would delegate smaller tasks or even a simple function to other agents and so forth for micropayments for the services. Google has the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) and has collaborations with several blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, Algorand, SUI, Coinbase Base etc for Agent or Agent-to-Agent payments using Stablecoins and it looks like financial services companies and even retail giants are exploring their own private chains for these because this needs to scale and the fees need to remain free-cheap. The key point again is all these are payments in USD Stablecoins and not the network crypto and it is essential for the network to remain free-cheap. Your Alt doesn't need to appreciate but thank you for your contribution.

macetheface

Replace SOL with anything else. Heard these exact same words in 2017.

LargeSnorlax

Bitcoin hit 5 different all time highs. In April, every asset went down a crazy amount due to Trump's tariff fears. ETH briefly touched all time highs, along with XRP and SOL. The genius act is laying a bit of framework for crypto so work has finally gotten started there. Banks are chomping at the bit at the chance to make their own stablecoins. Moons have been on a steady decline since the beginning of the year with occasional spikes upwards, nothing has changed with distributions. A lot of people are moaning because Bitcoin is currently on the downtrend, likely from being at the very end of the current cycle.

etrigan_

If you bought altcoins, check what happened to them from top to bottom last cycle. Most of them didn't recover to previous ATH, with the largest ones (ETH and SOL) just marginally recovering. The easy part is to buy, so do it on the right time. The hardest part is to sell, especially if you need to cut losses. My tip to you is: There's no painless solution. Adjust your portfolio according to YOUR risk assessment. Sell what need to be sold and be prepared to whatever comes to the market. Forget how you will "appear" to the community. The 'community' won't be there for you when you need money for whatever it is that you are investing for. \- IF this is the beginning of a bear (which is my guess) we are not going to see new ATH. Maybe a 'dead cat bounce' (much lower than previous highs) to then run to the bottom. How would you approach that? \- IF you sell some and we go to ATH, how much would that affect you? There's no right answer. Just what seems ok for you. Don't follow the herd.

Patient-Process-2565

Your talking nonsense, crypto is just a ponzi. SOL won’t even be around in another 10 years. The guy has made some good returns, cashing out at this stage is a wise move.

No_Piano_4690

I get the feeling — every cycle there’s that moment where people start trying to call “the last good entry,” but in my experience that’s way harder to nail than it sounds. SOL moves aggressively in both directions, so what looks like a perfect entry can still dip another 20%… and sometimes it just rips without looking back. What’s helped me is deciding whether I’m buying for a trade or for a longer-term conviction. If it’s long-term, I usually just scale in slowly so I’m not stressing every candle. If it’s short-term, then watching funding, volume spikes, and how it reacts around obvious support/resistance matters more than trying to guess the exact bottom. Sentiment across majors tends to shift fast, so having a plan before you click buy usually beats trying to time the “one shot.” Rubic has had some solid chats on how people handle entries across different chains if you want broader angles. If you’ve got a target timeframe or risk level, folks can probably help you sanity-check it.

No_Piano_4690

I’ve held some SOL on and off, and the big thing I’ve learned is that it really depends on your risk tolerance. Solana has the speed/UX edge, and the ecosystem growth over the last year has been hard to ignore — dev activity, consumer apps, memecoins, all of it. That said, it’s still a high-beta asset. When the market pulls back, SOL usually moves harder in both directions. What helps me is looking at *why* I’d hold it: do I believe the chain keeps attracting apps and users, and do I think the fee + speed advantage sticks? If yes, then a slow accumulation strategy makes more sense than trying to time every spike. Diversifying across a few majors also keeps me from overthinking any single chain’s narrative. Rubic often has cross-chain discussions that give a good feel for where real usage is trending. Not financial advice, obviously — but if you share your timeframe and how much volatility you’re okay with, people can give more grounded takes.

No_Piano_4690

Hard to say for sure — SOL has a habit of swinging way harder than people expect in both directions. A drop to $100 isn’t impossible if the broader market cools off, liquidity dries up, or we get one of those classic “SOL congestion” narratives popping up again. On the flip side, every time it’s dipped lately, buyers have shown up pretty fast. What I watch more than the price is activity on-chain: fees, TPS stability, and whether new apps are actually gaining users. When those taper off, SOL usually follows. Macro matters too — if BTC takes a big breather, alts tend to get dragged down with it. If you’re trading around the volatility, sometimes checking cross-chain liquidity helps you spot better entry points. Folks in Rubic talk about that a lot, and Rubic can be handy for comparing swap routes when you’re moving in or out of SOL. If you’ve got a target you’re aiming for (buying or taking profit), happy to share how I’d think about it.

AsideWild6996

For alts, I check on the status of the project and what is it abou Went for COPI and RYO. For established ones, I went for SOL. BNB. ADA

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Still_Theory179

Bridges themselves are not really risky to use quickly, the longer you hold bridged tokens the risker it gets. Eg brige from ETH to SOL and then swap into native SOL

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3x 1000 btc Order 2x 1000 SOL Staking 1x 1000 BNB

Sonster111

honestly most people (including me) overthink this just do like 60-70% majors and then pick 2-3 things you want to take a chance on. check them once a week, not every hour. I hold BTC, ETH, SOL, SEI, and NEAR right now. that's it. might add one more if something interesting pops up but trying (and failing still) not to overdo it

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ThatChrisGuy7

IMO MONADS money will flow into SOL once some of the early buyers capitulate

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tldr; Recent data shows a high percentage of Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Solana (SOL) held at a loss, but much of this supply is locked in staking, ETFs, or institutional reserves, reducing liquid supply under pressure. For BTC, 35% is held at a loss, but institutional holdings and lost coins lower its liquid float. ETH has 37% at a loss, but over 40% is locked. SOL has 70% at a loss, but 73.6% is staked. These factors suggest the loss percentages overstate potential sell pressure, as much of the supply is not liquid. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

ApexMM

the only thing that should be seeing an inflow of SOL is the fucking garbage bin

No_Piano_4690

Totally get why you’re asking — SOL feels either like a rocket ship or a roller coaster depending on the week. As a long-term hold, it *can* make sense, but only if you’re okay with pretty violent swings along the way. The chain has real usage, active devs, and solid throughput, but it’s still tied to broader crypto sentiment more than people like to admit. What helped me was deciding on a time horizon and sticking to it. Dollar-cost averaging smooths out a lot of the stress, and keeping a small portion liquid lets you take advantage of those random dips. Also worth paying attention to network stability and fees during peak hype — those say more about long-term health than price does. If you ever need to shuffle assets across chains while you’re managing entries, Rubic has been a convenient option for me, but just one tool among many. Happy to chat about your strategy if you’re weighing SOL against other plays.

zzzutto

Solfl⁤are..ea⁤siest wa⁤y to snag some SOL memes fa⁤ve being HONK!

No_Piano_4690

Honestly, a dip back to $100 isn’t impossible, but it really depends on broader market sentiment. SOL’s had some big swings before, and when liquidity dries up or macro turns ugly, it tends to retrace hard. At the same time, network activity and dev momentum are still strong, so any drop usually gets bought up pretty fast. What I watch for are BTC dominance shifts, funding rates, and whether SOL’s TVL keeps rising. Those usually give an early hint about deeper corrections. In my case, scaling in during pullbacks has worked better than trying to time a perfect bottom. If you’re moving between chains during volatility, tools like Rubic have made that process smoother for me, but it’s just one option. Happy to dive into the specific indicators you’re watching if you want.

Different-Thanks-431

I actually picked SOL first and then diversify into trending narratives like Depin and RWA. Under the Depin, AIOZ and OCEAN are my top picks. As for RWA, ONDO is a top choice.

MonsieurReynard

If I had gotten it back last month it would be worth 20% more though. Either way that’s awesome of course, but if I had needed those savings to pay for my kid’s college tuition a few years ago I would have been SOL. Ans of course cash kept in a consumer savings account would not have appreciated nearly as much. Crypto and cash are different ways of holding wealth. They offer different advantages and disadvantages.

Even_Tie_9739

If anyone wants to send me 0.1 SOL, thanks 🙏 3VBoS1uuG3p7nmopRBogL9nuVRCHWaSikPcvVfBc2d6c

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GroundbreakingPage41

Don’t really think that’s fair given ETH’s ETF launch was while the last bear market was ending while SOL’s ETF didn’t get approved until the current bear market was beginning. You also conveniently leave out that ETH has had significant ETF outflows.

Antique-Worth323

Correct… someone knows what they’re talking about. I’ve used the Bitcoin blockchain and it’s awful, no question. BTC is 7TPS.. and the gas is expensive. But look at tether or Solana. SOL is 65000 transactions per second and cost pennies to send. Crypto is the future.. BTC is like the gold of crypto, is a store of value. I only used the BTC Blockchain to see for myself and it took so long I actually got nervous and checked the Hash like 20 times.

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jwinterm

Hi Monad people, It seems like there is a but of new L1 malaise currently, with more recent entrants like TIA and SUI and berachain...not doing great. Do you think new technology and consensus methods are enough to drive adoption on yet another L1 and pull folks away from BTC, ETH, or even soylana (which maybe even ETH and SOL suffering the malaise)? What is the goal of the team launching this would you say? To overtake ethereum in users and market cap and usage? Or overtake Bitcoin? Or more like overtake Cardano or SOL?

AryanPachhai

Yeah, it’s rough out there right now. A lot of exchanges either nickel-and-dime you with fees or bury the simple stuff under five layers of menus. I’ve bounced between a few and honestly ended up mixing tools depending on what I’m doing. For basic buying/selling, a CEX with “pro/advanced” mode usually gives better spreads than their beginner UI. For on-chain swaps, I stopped using single DEXs because the prices can be wildly different — an aggregator tends to surface the cheaper route without me hunting around. In my case, Rubic has been easy enough to use for that, and folks in Rubic compare routes if you want to double-check a trade. If you say whether you mostly trade BTC/ETH/SOL or smaller tokens, people can point you toward the cleaner setups.

AryanPachhai

Welcome to the chaos — and congrats on starting with BTC and SOL, that’s a pretty common “starter mix” for a reason. BTC is the boring, steady backbone; SOL is the faster, riskier growth play. Your read on Solana isn’t crazy at all. The chain’s fast, cheap, and actually getting real usage — not just speculation. Devs ship quickly, consumer-facing apps keep popping up, and if Firedancer rolls out smoothly, the throughput jump could be a big deal long term. The flip side is volatility: SOL moves *hard* both ways, so you’ve gotta be okay riding out the dips. For me, the reason I still hold SOL is that the ecosystem feels alive — tons of builders, tons of experimentation. That’s what you want in a long-term bet. When I’m moving in or out of positions, I usually route through an aggregator so I’m not manually checking pools; Rubic’s been fine for that in my case, and people in Rubic share route comparisons pretty often. If you’re long-term minded, just keep learning and DCA instead of chasing pumps.

AryanPachhai

Man, I get that feeling. Solana moves like it’s got a caffeine drip — when it runs, it *runs*, and when it unwinds, it’s just as dramatic. That $100 zone is definitely one of those psychological spots where you can feel sentiment flip, but banking half your life savings on it is a heavy bet no matter how good the chart looks. What’s helped me is thinking less in “one perfect entry” and more in tiers. If it nukes to $100, great — but if it chops at $140, $120, $110 for months, at least you’re not sitting there watching your buy zone slip away. SOL’s volatility cuts both ways, and even strong layer-1s revisit levels you’d swear were gone forever. For tools, I usually check a few aggregators when moving into or out of SOL so I’m not eating unnecessary slippage — Rubic’s been decent for that in my case, and people in Rubic compare routes pretty often. If you’re serious about loading up, maybe map out a few levels instead of one “all-in” moment. Happy to look at your chart if you want a second pair of eyes.

cyger

Extreme fear in the market, so more sellers the buyers of the underlying SOL asset. Tokenomics are not that bad, as the token inflation-rate is gradually leveling off as time passes.

yunghogungho

Quoting Munger in regard to holding crypto is funny. I only add to BTC and SOL personally, not sell

MundaneSoftware6510

As the market matures and barring game changing events like quantum computing, the days of extreme returns will be over. It will be slow and steady gains. However, we are not quite there yet. There is still room for some rapid growth. Especially in light of QC. Just as a hedge, I put $500.00 into ALGO. If you do the calculations from way back in 2009-2010, that about of money would have turned into hundred of millions today. ALGO is “supposed” to be QC proof. At least that’s what I am hearing. So why not bet on that as a long shot? I did the same with Cardano. Just on the noise I was hearing. Most likely it will go nowhere but if it overcomes its manifest problems then it too can explode. I dumped much much larger amount of money into SOL. Why? Because one can tell how mature a market is becoming by who jumps in. With the five or six new SOL ETF’s achieving some huge inflows in very large chunks, that tells me that there is institutional adoption. The western union deal is another indicator. Could this be massive market manipulation? Yep… but I’m betting on the fundamentals. And the fundamentals for SOL are solid. You can take long shot risks. Just don’t bet the farm on them. Think about BTC and what $500us dropped into it in 2010 would be today. Take a couple of these risks. Then find an alt coin you can get behind with better chances and more upside. All of this being done with no more than 10-20% of your portfolio. The rest keep safe and let it grow slow. Rome wasn’t built in a day. However in 2,000 years of history it had some HUGE jumps. Get in on the ground floor. Let it ride and you might get lucky.

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partymsl

ADA was seen as one of THE blue-chip Cryptos in 2021 competing with SOL and ETH even with their hype. Now its just nowhere...

Apart-Annual6268

That’s what people said a a couple years ago, and then it hit over $126K. More than any crypto and precious metals in the world. If you don’t buy bitcoin during the huge clearance sale, you are dead. As a matter a fact, ETH, XRP, SOL, LITE, and XCN are probably the most affordable options there is but will be up there in the future for the most valuable crypto assets to invest in.

biba8163

There is very low interest in all these Altcoin ETFs. $100 Million is a threshold number even make managing an ETF viable and these ETFs are not drawing large amounts of money. - LTC $7 Million - HBAR $54.8 Million - XRP $283.1 Million - SOL $644.92 Million This is why it wasn't worth the effort for a bigger player like Blackrock to launch ETFs for coins. The vast majority of the money and interest is BTC and not much more outside of ETH. - ETH $17 Billion - BTC $120 Billion

Agitated-Falcon5557

Everything is gone already. BTC at 103k, SOL at 250. Its my second run and did pretty good on both cycles. Hoping the bubble will pop soon, it will impact everything

IamxGreenGiant

This positive news is actually bearish for $SOL. Probably bullish for other alts that we’d never think of longing. Don’t ask me why because I have no idea.

dilacerated

[https://nitter.net/aeyakovenko/status/1992445115345072616?t=b5kwkth0h3uOih3TcgO5oQ&s=19](https://nitter.net/aeyakovenko/status/1992445115345072616?t=b5kwkth0h3uOih3TcgO5oQ&s=19) Envy from SOL's camp.

flicman

uhh, dumbass, the SOL ETF is BRAND FUCKING NEW. What, you expect something with literally no holders to have outflow? How do you think that'd work, exactly.

Pristine_Kangaroo527

Pretty much agree. There’s a reason I only buy BTC, ETH, SOL. Nothing else really has fundamentals, and when I was talking about fundamentals I was talking about out these three. XRP is dying by the way, it’s never going anywhere in my opinion.

Tall_Run_2814

People have been telling me this for years now. FYI, my current BTC cost basis is $34k, my current ETH cost basis is $350 and my current SOL cost basis is $56. Time in the market is better than timing the market. Lets check back in 10 years and compare portfolios.

RefrigeratorLow1259

Even Toly (SOL)was impressed at the recovery: https://x.com/aeyakovenko/status/1992445115345072616?t=0g1gsyR9NJFEtOEoK7e6Gw&s=19

GlitteringLock9791

Because BTC has hit new ATH since 2022, ETH at least reached previous ATH, all others like SOL are still down from the last ATH years ago.

Dark_Raiden_

Didn't Oct 10th show that only BTC, ETH, SOL & BNB have real liquidity.

Difficult-Throwaway2

Go easy on the guy. He explained he doesn't really know long-term. SOL isn't a horrible choice overall. 

Ok_Golf_6467

Still playing the long game on BTC/SOL/AVAX. No matter how much crying I hear here.

GroundbreakingPage41

Tbh this whole sub is mostly ETH maxis, they’re in extreme denial about the fact that it’s not BTC 2.0. It just doesn’t have the reputation or brand value of BTC, it also is inferior technology compared to newer chains. Why would anyone choose ETH as a safe cryptocurrency to invest in when BTC exists? Why would they choose ETH for defi/trading when it’s slowly losing ground to Solana? This sub loves to shit on SOL but numbers don’t lie, it won the volume game this past bull run and just performs better. ETH barely beat its ATH and its days are numbered, those who can’t drop it are in for a rude awakening.

ilikecrispywaffles

Nice, I'm 60% BTC 20% SOL 20% ETH Oh.. and tiny bit of XRP

polishsuszi

Im up 150% on SOL, FWIW

Tall_Run_2814

People say the exact same thing EVERY CYCLE, lol. Forget about the price action and what people are saying and just look at the metrics. BTC is now held by corporations and countries. Even projects like ETH and SOL are earning $4 million a day in revenue in the mist of the market plummeting. Crypto is just code my friend and code is not going out of business.

trx-repo

Honest question: If you had that cash in your hand right now, would you buy SOL with it? If the answer is no, just sell and move on. Don't fall for the sunk cost fallacy.

partymsl

SOL strategy

VIXtrade

You're not wrong about the growth in stablecoin market cap and transactions. Major financial institutions and governments are very interested in this trend. \>Could the current dive in value of BTC, ETH, SOL, ADA be linked to institutions timing the market and exiting ? does smart money unload their bags onto dumb money at the peak of the cycle? \> whats left to hope for in crypto? It kind of depends what your goals are. Want to see widespread mainstream adoption of blockchain technology? Its coming, but likely not the way you're hoping for. Hope to see BTC reach 1 million? Don't hold your breath. Hope to see the crypto market cap recover to 4.27 Trillion? Could take a year , 5 years, or never happen. Nobody knows. Maybe the crypto market stops crashing soon, rips higher for a short time before crashing further.

Tall_Run_2814

No one will ever know the exact lowest price, but you can clearly tell we're in a free fall right now. Just let it fall. Eventually things will get boring again and everyone accepts that "whatever amount" is the new price. I for one DCA, every week I buy BTC, ETH and SOL regardless of price. When there are major corrections and moves downward I increase my buys.

Tall_Run_2814

3 things I don't sell: BTC, Eth and SOL. I buy weekly regardless of price.

Worldly-Law9012

BTC ETH and SOL are the real gems

Worldly-Law9012

Focus is now BTC, ETH and SOL

GroundbreakingPage41

Sending strays to SOL is not going to save ADA bro

Worldly-Law9012

All other are either scaling BTC, ETH and SOL or a variant of some sort

RefrigeratorLow1259

No, it's better than a full network halt, block production continued without a total freeze and many tx were processed by valid nodes.- it was a good stress test of the network. Most users won't be affected as any txs in the mempool or orphan block goes back in the mempool and it's eligible to be resubmitted automatically. Also Cardano wallets don't mark tx's as valid until it's on a stable chain.(consensus finality probability) Only really effects exchanges, lps and dApps with high throughput that need deterministic finality. Nowhere near as bad as a SOL outage.

crossy1686

Down 15% overall, but I only hold Bitcoin and Solana. My Bitcoin is only down 6% but my SOL is down 27%. Could be worse I guess, I see some people are down bad.

The305don

I’m trying to get half of that over the next few months. Still buying XRP HBAR AND SOL at the same time . This sale makes my goals from last year achievable! 6k 20k and 30 shares

MaximumStudent1839

Lol. You are still on this BS rev for L1s. Still remember how you were bragging SOL was projected to return $1B REV for this year....

Divay_vir

Watching SOL slip that far is rough. What I usually do is ask: “If I didn’t already own this, would I buy it today?” If the answer’s no, selling at least part of it can reduce the stress. If you still believe in it long term, holding isn’t crazy either. Some people just scale out slowly so it’s not an all-or-nothing move. And if you do swap into something else, Rubic makes cross-chain moves pretty simple since it aggregates a ton of routes. Happy to look at your time horizon if you want.

North_Weezy

It’s a tough position to be in because in a bear market any kind of dead cat bounce or relief rally will get quickly erased by people exiting their spot positions or traders shorting on leverage. Your options are to either take the loss and move on, or sell your shitcoins and DCA down into larger cap alts like ETH or SOL and wait until the next bull cycle for them to recover. Then just stick to Bitcoin and stocks and forget about altcoins and memes.

Worldly-Law9012

The top 100 coins by market has been changing gradually since inception of crypto except for likes of BTC, ETH and XRP. Perhaps game ultimately will be BTC, ETH and maybe SOL. Whats the purpose of the rest of coins that cant be achieved by BTC, ETH and SOL?

Worldly-Law9012

Alts losing steam, maybe game is BTC, SOL and ETH and closely aligned L2s and defi in those ecosystems. Bulk of chains that wanted to be the next ETH or ETH killers pretty much didnt come those. Where are all ETH killers now? Bulk of alts losing relevance and adoption which spreads the market thin.

UhUhWaitForTheCream

I agree with the new sentiment in here. Bear market is taking ahold. The cycle wasn’t like other cycles, but it had a clear “peak”. Not enough liquidity to support any parabolic runs in altcoins. TRON and SOL and some others did tho