XLM

Django_McFly

They didn't kill anything. XMR didn''t set new highs in 2021 bull. XNO didn''t set new highs in 2021 bull. BCH didn''t set new highs in 2021 bull. EOS didn''t set new highs in 2021 bull. XLM didn''t set new highs in 2021 bull. There's actually tons of tokens that saw their peak in the 2017 bull or earlier and have never recovered. Alt season has *NEVER* everything sets new highs. Alts did trade at elevated prices though. That totally happened. That's always been the reality of alt season. This one was no different. If it felt different, it's because you bought big bags of the new EOS. You picked up fat stacks of the new XNO. You thought ADA was the new ETH. Turns out it's the new XLM. For next cycle, by low and don't buy dogshit with no traction. If you actually use this stuff, it's not too tough to spot what's getting adoption and what's just blowing hot air and shedding users or TVL all over the place or is the same as everyone else but spinning it as grand revelations.

Facedownfinsup

Interesting. I just read this entire thread and in my humble opinion, there are many coins worth something besides BTC and ETH. For example XRP is a utility coin. The world switching to XRP as a bridge token is like upgrading from a flip phone to iPhone…. It’s faster, does it better, looks/sounds cooler. Then there’s the many other projects I see doing well in the next 5-10years, as more and more people turn to Crypto. They’ll see the price of bitcoin and say noooo way, and go searching for a coin they believe in - I think we got in early. There are also crypto with major major players involvement - I think HBAR has Boeing, Microsoft, google, a bunch of others ? Don’t see that one failing due to the sheer volume of top companies invested. But it’s not going to moon overnight, either. It’s a long term hold. My take? Stack Bitcoin. But if you have a crypto you believe in (I have my eye on a few), stack those too. Diversify. Keep Bitcoin as your “savings account” and then have your moonshot coins that you could see going somewhere in 5-10 years. Soooo many people jumped into alts this season with rose coloured glasses expecting to get rich in a few months. I’ll admit, I was eyeing 10$ XRP this year. Instead they got the regular crypto market… highly volatile. Nothing certain. Add in Tariffs, Govt shutdowns, talks of civil wars? Of course investors are hesitant. But yeah I do believe price is being manipulated lower this cycle - it’s anyone’s guess as to the reason. My take is mega rich elites don’t own enough of it yet so they need to shake out retail investors before the dollar devalues and we go digital currency. In which case, it just may be stablecoins backed by Bitcoin, but there are still a lot of other useful Crypto’s with real world utility that have a place within that system (XRP, XLM…) It’s just been a bumpy ride to get the regulations for these assets but if you follow the company, it’s coming.

wobes11

Exactly, that’s how I made money. I bought CRO, XRP, XLM, years before the blow ups earlier this year. I sold some and moved into Bitcoin…I’ll be holding for 10-20 years.

yann1i

Xrp was trading for around 0.4 start of Trumps campaign for presidency when he won Cryptos pumped XRP then made its move to around $3.10-$3.40 you are just late XRP and XLM were amazing to buy in August in 2024

BenniBoom707

Here is the 1 year growth for the top 10 Alt Cryptos (no Meme Coins included): 1. ETH- 53% 2. BNB- 90% 3. XRP- 385% 4. SOL- 10% 5. TRX- 77% 6. ADA- 69% 7. HYPE- 1230% 8. LINK- 51% 9. XLM- 225% 10. HBAR- 325% Bitcoin is up about 58% in the last year. 7 out of 10 of these Alt Coins outperformed Bitcoin, and a few of them extremely outperformed Bitcoin. Bitcoin is great for a store of value and it will always go up overtime, but you will have the largest gains investing into Top Altcoin projects. Last year, instead of buying Bitcoin, you could have diversified into these ten projects and beaten Bitcoin by far. Also would have been a lower risk investment because not all of your eggs would be in one basket.

Facedownfinsup

It’s like any stock… what company do you believe in? Future is going digital, whether that’s 5 years, 10 years, 20 years (I don’t think that long). There will be a need for utility coins. The allure to altcoins is, if you get in early enough, you absolutely can become wealthy. But… you have to pick the right one. And you won’t get rich overnight (esp with utility coins - they need actual utility. Are you prepared to wait for that to happen as the world changes or are you going to sell after holding for a couple years without much excitement) Do your research - I’ve got about 8 crypto investments. BTC - ETH (because I prayed and for some reason Ethereum popped into my head when I’d never even considered putting anything into Ethereum) … XRP, XLM, HBAR, SOL Is it pointless to hold the other coins? Depends what your definition of pointless is. They could skyrocket. They could fail. I personally can afford to lose the 4,000$ or whatever I have into XRP. Hey, I’ve never been great at saving money in the first place (I’m a spender) so it’s cool to be able to spend it on projects and companies that I see doing well with the *potential* to bring wealth should one or two of them hit. And then I will re invest again if I do make money for my children and their futures. And yeah I’m DCAing Bitcoin as well but I definitely have my “potential moonshot” projects where Bitcoin is just like, okay, I don’t have much but I’m buying it because if it hits 1M or something I’ll hate myself for not buying some now. And if Bitcoin hits 1M, you can bet a few other coins will have gone up pretty substantially as well.

Illustrious-Gold4450

It’s easy to feel lost when every project claims to be the next big thing. But I think the real future’s in infrastructure and real-world use: XRP and XLM actually move value, and Vaulta’s building the kind of web3 banking layer that could tie it all together.

Illustrious-Gold4450

Yeah, SOL’s solid, but I’d look more toward real-world utility plays. XLM and Vaulta are building around web3 banking, faster settlement, on-chain finance, and real coordination between institutions. That’s the kind of foundation that actually lasts long-term.

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biba8163

OP doesn't understand what's happening. It's not the institutions that are getting rich off you but the Shitcoin Robber Barons who have become billionaires by dumping worthless premined shitcoins on gullible investors. Charles Hoskinson is a billionaire off from dumping ADA and now owns 11-000 acre ranch, is involved in politics to supporting RFK then Trump with his own PAC, recovered alien remains from the ocean floor and invested in genetically engineered bioluminescent plants that produce organic lighting! All the money came from dumping ADA on shitcoiners and ADA is still below 2017 prices: https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20171231/ > **"Charles Hoskinson, Jack of All Trades:" Aliens, Cattle, and Plant Genetic Engineering** https://www.chaincatcher.com/en/article/2171707 > **Wyoming Blockchain Billionaire Has Big Political Plans, To Launch PAC** https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/01/30/wyoming-blockchain-billionaire-has-big-political-plans-to-launch-pac/ Jed McCaleb is a billionaire after dumping XRP and XLM (founder of both these token dumps) and is so rich he is launching a space station after scamming fools into thinking banks will use his X-Meme Coins > **Space station company Vast, founded by billionaire Jed McCaleb, acquires startup Launcher** https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/jed-mccalebs-vast-acquires-launcher.html All the money came from dumping XRP and XLM on shitcoiners and XRP and XLM are still at or below 2017 prices: https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20171231/ And looking at OPs history, it looks like he himself has fallen for a Token Dump! The HBAR Bull Scammer was shilling HBAR when it was at $0.20 in 2019, yes it dumped to kingdom come that year as the Token Dump Scammers kept dumping and dumping but it's still the same price in 2025, 6 years later as it was in 2019. Since 2020, 1,000,000,000 HBAR tokens (yes, 1 Billion per year) have been dumped on gullible people and the price 6 years later is still $0.20. I am sure someone has become a billionaire off this token dump too. > **2019 The HBAR Bull Case** > *If we assume that the nodes and token holders split the transaction fees 50/50* **with $0.20 HBAR that would be a 2% annual return for HBAR holders...most high growth tech companies not paying a dividend (FANG graphic with Meta, APPL, AMZN, NFLX, GOOGL) any return on an asset with the growth potential of Hedera is pretty impressive** > *The most conservative method of participating in the cryptcurrency revolution is to just invest in Bitcoin.* It's difficult to do the research and determine what the next hot Altcoin will be. **What's more likely, that investors have looked at the information and deteremined that Bitcoin will indefinitely take marketshare? Or are those investors simply overweight Bitcoin and they have come up with reasons why they can stop doing research into other projects with more potential return?** *The latter is more likely the answer* *(2019, HBAR $0.20) (Meta 300%, AAPL 400%, AMZN 160%, NFLX 315%, GOOGL 340%, BTC 1,050%, HBAR 0%)* https://youtu.be/RK39WZw7QOk?t=1399

CelticBlue22

i hope so.......these 500,000 XLM are burning a hole in my pocket........I WISH!!!

DCzy7

BTC, XRP, XLM & Gold

Ok_Education6042

Honestly, this is one of the most relatable posts I’ve read in a while 😂 The space moves so fast and every project sounds like *the next big thing* until the next cycle comes around. What helps me a bit is to separate projects by **use case** instead of hype, like payments (BTC, XRP, XLM), smart contracts (ETH, ADA, AVAX), infra/layer 1s (HBAR, Kaspa), and niche plays (Render for AI, Velo for remittances, etc). Then I try to see which ones actually *get used* or have real partnerships, not just whitepapers and promises. At the end of the day, nobody really knows which ones will survive long-term. The best you can do is diversify a bit, stay curious, and be ready to adapt. The confusion is part of the journey 😅

HorsedickGoldstein

Are you fucking retarted. Look at crypto prices 1 yr ago vs today. Please tell me what is “really that simple”? Can you point to the policies coming out of the white house that have “destroyed” the bull run. Let’s look at price changes 1yr ago vs today. 1yr Changes BTC Up 48% ETH Up 46% LTC Up 30% XRP Up 372% XMR Up 100% SOL Up 6% ADA Up 76% DOGE Up 6% XLM Up 220% If you lost money over the last year you’re just a terrible fucking trader or investor and are putting the blame on trump instead of taking accountability yourself. Disclaimer, no I did not vote for Trump. Just tired of people shifting the blame to other people. Trump didn’t click that buy or sell button to you. You just sound like a whiny little bitch🤡

Grunblau

If it gets really bad, I think the UN issues Stellar XLM.

Aromatic-Ad7987

XLM and Chainlink already have great use cases Hbar quantum resistant/proof tech Fast, cheap and carbon neutral XRP is more of a gamble but 20+ETF's for institutional investment and extremely agressive in business

dyinthecut

Your good. I would delete that #. Just hodle your XRP, XLM, Velo, SHX, HBAR, Avalanche

Additional-Net995

I think XLM is the one to watch as less energy consumption,  Bitcoin might suffer competing with AI enery requirements so on shakey grounds in next 2 years don't get caught out

coinluv

I can speak from experience. In 2017 I traded my Bitcoin(s) for all these great Alt coins and ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings). They went up and bust. After mourning my losses I started over in 2020. By strictly DCAing BTC I built a strong foundation that I don’t touch put in cold storage and it has consistently gone up and outperformed my stock. Now I do have a little “Vegas” fund to gamble with so I can FOMO and so far I’ve done well with XRP. I bought it @ .75. The others are; SOL, HBAR, LINK, XLM. I traded my ETH for ZBCN. Like I said this is my gambling pot. If they go up I’ll convert them for BTC. Some will win, some won’t, but my BTC stack will continue to go up.

Ebeon933

XRP/SHX/XLM +ETH. Anything that has to do with the way we pay for stuff or money is gonna be first to explode before whatever else.

Legitimate-Push2310

Don’t be dumb. Xrp. Hbar. XLM. If u can afford btc on a down swing try ur hand but.

biba8163

> Would you rather put your bet on the horse that's going to win, or the horse that was supposed to win? 2017 was 8 years ago. These coins are at the same prices or below what they were almost a decade ago. Almost a decade of dead money. Dead horses don't win races. > 2017 > - XRP $2.30 > - XLM $0.36 > - LTC $230 > - NANO $21 https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20171231/

glasser999

Nano, XLM, LTC. They're all great. Ideally, I like them more than XRP. But it's also the real world, and the best solution doesn't always win. Who has the steam? XRP survived an SEC lawsuit, has legal clarity, and is still going strong with widespread support. Would you rather put your bet on the horse that's going to win, or the horse that was *supposed* to win?

phallicpunch

My advice for AERO is don’t simply buy to hodl as a gamble. Mercenary farmers will split your anus & then lure you back in just to use your ass blood as lube. You can make a lot of money with Aerodrome if you are actually using it as intended. Lock, vote & sell off the shit token bribes for either BTC, USDC/profit, and/or compound back in. I wouldn’t even swap bribes for ETH & own both, because AERO is just a leveraged ETH play with benefits. Also XLM over XRP for various reasons, but mainly because SDF is more heads down mission focused. Sadly it’s a painfully slow journey & it seems they often forget they actually have a token or are allergic to even mentioning XLM.

IceHand41

A bit of trading to increase my XLM and AQUA holdings, and a bit of Defi to earn yield with AQUA, BLND and PHO

SirShagggy

My “tuition” was an $1400 mistake with XLM to my ledger back in 2018, it happens, but THAT. F.

biba8163

> Hedera, XLM, Chainlink, XRP, Cardano You just need to realize what you can expect falling for Meme Tech coins hype narratives and fictional use case s > CCIP, CCID, VRF, Hocus Pocus Oracles Yet LINK price today is the same as it was 5 years ago in 2020. Exactly half a decade of dead money investing in it. https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20200815/ > Nostro/Vostro, ODL, Japanese Banks Yet XRP price today is the same as it was 8 years ago in 2017. Almost a decade of dead money investing in it. https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20171231/ > IBM World Wire, remittances, RWA, tokenized real estate... Yet XLM price today is the same as it was 8 years ago in 2017. Almost a decade of dead money investing in it https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20171231/ > Ouroboros, Formal Verification, Scientific approach, peer-reviewed research,.. Yet ADA price today is the same as it was 8 years ago in 2017. Almost a decade of dead money investing in it https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20171231/

SalamanderCoffee0975

A few in my opinion Hedera, XLM, Chainlink, XRP, Cardano

biba8163

> 99% of Crypto is a scam anyways. Let's be real. Let's be real, 1 year ago everyone was circle jerking the ISO-20022 Meme and everyone lost money so now it's a scam ISO Meme Coins YTD: ADA -25%, LINK -16%, HBAR -38%, IOTA -50%, XLM -5%, QNT -21%, XDC -15%, XRP 13% > *"Those compliant with some sort of ISO are going to be the first ones adopted by institutions"* > *"Chainlink CRE being built using XRP, HBAR etc. That's the secret ingredient in this insane price action."* > *"Could this be some of the “tech” aspects of these crypto gaining value* > "It's about a new payment standard being built. Basically the new SWIFT"* > *"ISO 20022 is important for large scale adoption of digital currencies for large financial institutions"* > *"ISO20022 will make it easier and more efficient for large financial institutions and big companies to settle large remittances faster and more cost effectively"* https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1gu4pwb/are_the_iso_20022_coins_pumping/

Royal_Accountant_216

Don’t feel like an idiot. All traders have experienced loss. I hear there is another large short position out there yo accomplish what they did to you. Erase retail from the market. Keep trading. Invest wisely. DO NOT use leverage!!!!!!! If you do in and out, not to hold. Prefer not at all. You would still he in the running if you had not. Leverage is gambling and we all know tre house usually wins. If there is another drop. Buy all the XLM you can afford and watch a lot of you loss disappear. Also I still believe strongly in XRP. IF XLM HITS 2,3 cents. Grab it and it will go up to about 25 cents quickly. That’s a huge gain. Best of luck

biba8163

XRP, ADA, XLM are all at December 2017 prices. CMC link below. https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20171231/ If you don't know this, redditor for 2 months, you probably didn't buy XRP at $0.02. BTW, XRP was $0.02 for exactly 2 days in 2017 before in a time where it pumped from under $0.01 to $0.05 in 2-3 days but sure, that's exactly when you bought it.

Cerebrosef

I’ve been tapping my credit card or phone or watch. Just takes a second. There’s no merchant that won’t take it. And the payment is reversible in case I’m defrauded. Then the credit card company’s analysts and lawyers jump in- I don’t have to worry about it. Nano (or any transactional coin, such as XRP/XLM), would have to be 10x better than tapping a credit card. They’re not even 1x as good.

Legitimate-Push2310

HBAR. XRP. XLM. everything else is nonsense. NO LEVERAGE. NO STAKES. own the coins and put them on a cold wallet.

SaltyyDoggg

Any suggestions on wallets to use to hold BTC, XRP, ETH, HBAR, XLM, etc?

HoldCtrlW

There are also shitcoins like Wave and XLM that have yield but I wouldn't bother with those.

biba8163

> keep reading before posting son 🤡🤡🤡 > It's getting obvious. > LINK + XRP + XLM + HBAR (+QUANT +XDC +ALGO) will rule the financial world. https://np.reddit.com/r/Chainlink/comments/1hvr8nn/comment/m5v9b5p/

Fortknightdad2231

Keep ADA, XLM put them on Nexo for the interest and keep your head cool throughout the turmoil

loud-improvement2

BTC and ETH (obviously), TAO, SUI, HBAR, XLM, and AVAX. I’d sell the rest.

South-Shoe7081

Umm. XLM hit it big bro. Money gram adopted their system to facilitate international money transfers at faster and cheaper rates.

PsychologicalLet3722

Because it’s making huge moves Came onto the market last year at 1330 roughly in ranking and now into the top 125 tokens Trying to became ISO20022 compliant Has a deal with 3 hockey and 3 NBA teams for marketing at games ( exposure ) Starting to get put onto a lot of exchanges , kraken in 2 days and coinbase looking to add also Linked to Stellar XLM plenty of reasons.

Old_Order_8029

ISO20022 basket XRP XLM HBAR ADA Maybe sprinkle ETH on there too Good luck

hduynam99

I don't like XLM, but the way you do it is CORRECT!!!!

Legitimate-Push2310

XLM. Hbar. Xrp. Don’t need anything else. No memes. No leverage.

1320Hellcat

I watched my $230,000 XRP get liquidated down to $90,000 within a week lol was gonna day trade LTC because it had a stable trend and my XLM was bought in at $0.394. As soon as I moved LTC over to Kraken & it was up +10% … I signed in an hour later while driving and it’s -30% now… so fuck it, gotta thug it out now..

rling_reddit

I agree. XRP is ass. Sell all your holdings by COB today. I buy tomorrow and every time it has a significant drop. When XRP and XLM hit, there will a lot of "experts" making excuses.

DBRiMatt

Last cycle, XLM and LTC would often pump before sell-off's, because gas fees for BTC and ETH were always much more expensive, especially in high volume periods. Due to high gas fees many people would rotate into XLM/LTC to send to/from exchanges.

DBRiMatt

LTC and XLM pumps are always a little scary

spXps

Great points. It really shows how much perception, timing, and community momentum can outweigh even solid tech. ADA pioneered important features like staking and on-chain governance, but ETH had the head start and developer network. XLM and LTC had strong ideas too, they just didn’t catch the same wave. That said, I genuinely believe ADA’s moment is coming. The fundamentals are solid, the ecosystem is expanding, and sentiment is shifting. I expect a clear price move within the next two weeks and over the coming months, a much bigger run. Patience will pay off.

ratpH1nk

I don’t doubt you or the timing of the tech. What seems evident is people prefer the ETH platform for a feature ADA pioneered. I thought XLM was going to revolutionize cross border money transfers. I thought LTC was going to be a lighter/faster bitcoin etc…the tech/logic was sound but it didn’t take off.

Grunblau

With ALGO, I doubled my bag during governance and by DeFi farming. If I was going to build a project it would be between 3 different ecosystems- ALGO, AVAX or XLM. I think Solana has stolen the opportunity from Algorand by paying to play and the structured selling by Algorand when it mattered to appear strong. The CEO needs to step down and hand over the reigns to an xGov elected council with an elected chairman/spokesperson.

citrudev_mobile

Estimated 20% Increase. Do your own research CRYPTO BUY SIGNAL ANALYTICS https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/XLMUSDT/?exchange=BITGET **TRADE SIGNAL - XLM/USDT** 💎 STRATEGIC ENTRY **HEALTH & PATTERN:** 💚 GOOD (57.2) | ⚖️ SYMMETRICAL (50%) **MARKET CONTEXT:** • Trend: NEUTRAL • Cycle: EARLY CYCLE • Volatility: 8.0% **PRECISE LEVELS:** • Current: $0.4026 • Entry: $0.3981 • Target: $0.4861 (+22.1%) • Stop: $0.3708 (-6.9%) **RISK ANALYSIS:** • Risk/Reward: 1:3.2 • Upside/Downside: +22.1% / -6.9% • Hold Time: 1 days **PULLBACK ANALYSIS:** • Expected Pullbacks: 2 • Avg Pullback Depth: 8.0% • Pullback Probability: 60% • Pattern: Unknown Pattern ⚪ **CYCLE ANALYSIS:** • Progress: 3.6% • Remaining Upside: 17.0% • Historical Avg: 20.6% **ENTRY ZONE:** • $0.3885 - $0.4061 **JOURNEY OUTLOOK:** Expected 2 pullbacks averaging 8.0% depth over 3 periods. Typical market fluctuations expected. Lower confidence - use caution and tight risk management. **🎯 ACTION: SET BUY LIMIT AT $0.3981** *Signal generated: 10/7/2025, 7:35:16 AM*

5ouleater1

I'm in on LINK, HBAR, and XLM personally. 60%, 25% and 15%. I won't be touching BTC unless it dips below 90k again.

Basic_Sector8501

I think you missed the point.  Cryptocurrency is supposed to replace banks. Not make their lives easier and cheaper.  I have an EXTREME "clue" about these types of things. I've been in the industry since 2012.  Wouldn't touch XRP with a 10 foot pole.  Closest I would get is XLM. Never trusted Garlichead or Schwartz.  Only reason its worth what it is, is because they have an army of uniformed wannabe cypherpunks who think ripplenet is crypto. It's not.  XRP is controlled by Ripple and ripple still holds billions of tokens they are waiting to unload on the open market.  And btw... These projects are open source.. yes. Swift will make their own blockchain. And just because they haven't been public about it, doesn't mean they haven't been testing one for some time.  I also dont think you understand how insignificant swift will be should the rest of the cryptocurrency industry be made mainstream. Nobody will give a shit about swift bc they can send any crypto or token they want without using rails.  Your paycheck will absolutely positively NEVER be delivered via 'ripplenet'  Put the kool-aid down and turn off YouTube & Twitter. 

_DigiTap

1. If you want to play smaller bets, trim BTC/ETH slightly and spread 5–10% total across **TAO**, **HYPE**, and **XLM/ADA** for potential upside. :)

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Lixalottapus69

Can’t go wrong EVER with XLM. Look it up. It’s my number one choice for actual crypto usage in the future AND steady 5 x gains during bullruns with low entry point every bear cycle….

I_c_u_p

It's crazy to hear Doge in the non-shit category, a few years ago it was the mascot of shitcoins. You're not wrong either, it's crushing coins I used to think were legit like BCH, XLM, LTC

fan_of_hakiksexydays

It's actually a lot of the same coins as the last cycle. They didn't really get replaced. You still have SOL, XRP, XLM, LTC, etc...And they are still faster, and cheaper. Some (like LTC and XLM) I have used more often than BTC for actual payment. Ethereum is still the gold standard for devs and smart contract. That hasn't changed. Monero is still the go to privacy chain. That hasn't changed either. You got more specialized chains and coins like Chainlink, DOT, Cosmos, Vet, Algorand, etc... doing something a little more specific in one area or another of utility. So the endgame has already been clear for a long time as to what these coins are trying to do. It's literally written on the packaging of many of them.

cali_dave

Chainlink is down 58% from its ATH. Avalanche is down 78%. XLM is down 54%. Cardano is down 72%. SUI is down 33%. Solana and TRON are both down 21%. HBAR is down 61%. LTC is down 71%. CRO is down 78%. TON is down 66%. DOT is down 92%. Monero is down 41%. Uniswap is down 82%. Aave is down 57%. Aptos is down 73%. Ondo is down 57%. ICP is down 99%. Arbitrum is down 81%. Kaspa is down 62%. VeChain is down 92%. What exactly do you mean by "literally almost everything"?

rling_reddit

Shhhhhh the sheep are listening. XLM is terrible. The sky is falling. Sell all your shit by COB today. I buy on Saturdays.

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DBRiMatt

Wait and see if XLM moves as well...

JGdc12

To be fair, immediately after the election nearly every major coin at least doubled and has held that since. Not saying it was anything he did specifically, but him winning certainly was the reason. BTC 2x, XRP 6x, ADA 3x, XLM 4x to name a few.

Ornery-Tax9469

Remember XLM burned half their supply in 2019? And it did nothing for the price. See how I picked apart whatever FUD you spout & your entire comment came crashing to the ground.

RedneckHippy76

BTC, SOL, LINK, ETH and maybe XLM or XRP. SHIB or DOGE. I wouldn't be looking for Moonshots, just steady mainstream utility and growth. 🇺🇸🦅☮️🚬🚬☕

ross_iya

Primarily BTC, XRP, SOL, But also ETH, XLM, HBAR

ignore_my_typo

No. Why XLM?

Debilidad2117

I have been researching, and XLM to start with a downward investment seems like a good option to me, don't you think?

808856

I love all the negative comments about XRP, yet it’s gained over 330 percent since last year. More than BTC and Eth, if people don’t like it, that’s fine, but they seem to love to talk about it all the time. I’m huge on Link, SUI, BTC, XRP, XLM and a bunch more in my wallet. I gotta say, I made the best gains on XRP in the last year.

thats_gotta_be_AI

I made a lot of money on alts. I loaded up on XRP prior to 11th December because Garlinghouse said they’d escrow XRP before 2017 was out. That’s what triggered the xrp run in December. Made money on ETH in 2021, XRP and XLM again late 2024.

Emergency_Egg1281

learn here and now. 25 % pump , 25% XLM , 25% WORLD FINANCIAL 25 % ETH. then check back at new years.

AnoAnoSaPwet

Depends entirely on utility. If the alt is not utilized appropriately, then it is just a shitcoin harnessing artificial value. Like governance/exchange tokens. Generally, LP trading pairs are used as profit generation to prevent impermanent loss, as a liquidity provider. I'd say to "some degree" they have value, but most network tokens are also shitcoins that hold artificial value if not properly utilized for transactions/smart contracts.  I would view capped supply, network tokens as fractionalized stock options, but only if the supply is finite (BTC/BCH/LTC). Inflation is practical for long-term network growth, but some examples such as Ripple/XRP/XLM or Cardano/ADA have had set limits of ridiculous proportions for years now, and they use that supply as a method to just print more money out of thin air, hence being a shitcoin of not much real value.  Burn mechanics are not enough on their own, unless there is enough transactions to justify the supply as deflationary (as well as consistent network demand to hold value), wherein which it will retain value against inflation, giving it value.  The vast majority of major networks I research, do not have finite supply, do not have adequate burn mechanics, have insufficient liquidity/demand, and not enough effort to retain network value against inflation.  The biggest thing that I look for in network tokens is: 1 - a fully circulating supply, with a capped supply limit (most PoW networks)  2 - adequate utility of their network token  3 - ability to scale to demand 4 - last but not least, decentralization factor (many of which networks do extremely poorly on)  Currently there is really not **anything** that hits all 4 notches, not even BTC. I'd refer cryptocurrencies as very similar to how the Gold Standard operated, if you have something of value, but it is not utilized appropriately for use, then it only has its own inherent value (what it is currently worth).  Since most popular networks have wiggle room in their supply caps, they are subjected to mass inflation (meaning they can offload the difference in inflation by unlocking more supply). It's only going to get worse when ETF/ETPs get approved large-scale, as "seemingly" infinite amounts of outstanding paper shares will be printed to *unofficially acquire* more supply.  I'd be more on the lookout for low supply capped crypto tech stock, than anything else, and there really isn't much of that going around this cycle. 

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Grunblau

Yeah I bought in at 50¢ish to shut up a friend. Mostly stacked XLM at around 9¢ as I saw that as the good option vs the evil of XRP. Stellar has been pretty quiet lately…

No_Zucchini2982

XLM or XRP would of taken seconds 😆

Effective_Squash2159

Not sure what coins you're invested in but definitely don't sell. When did you first invest? Crypto is a long-term play but will gradually produce much larger gains than a financial advisor or CD account could produce. Block out the noise and plan to establish positions in coins you plan on still having a year + from now. There's tax advantages to that as well. I personally stick to BTC, XRP, Solana and have a little HBAR and XLM but over 85% of my holdings are either BTC/XRP or Bitcoin related ETF stocks

numbersev

Alt season has nothing to do with how many coins there are. It’s whether retail investors who don’t normally care about crypto all jump in. This happens because Bitcoin surges, and capital rotates from Bitcoin to Ethereum, then to large cap coins (XRP, XLM, HBAR, Link, etc) to mid caps and then meme coins. Because of the progressively smaller market caps, they tend to give potentially better/more explosive returns. Then the euphoria stage hits, people realize the market is oversold and pull out before the major fall. So first Bitcoin needs to surge. If it went to $130k it could happen. There needs to be more money in the economy for it to flow to Bitcoin. This is why people are bullish on interest rate cuts.

Brandonva804

XRP, FLARE, HBAR, XLM, QNT, XDC you can’t lose with this combo this bull run. 🙌🏽

SeaWitchCrypt

Besides the bulk in BTC ETH SOL - BNB, XRP, SUI, HBAR, XLM, ADA. Maybe check out AVNT, ASTER Look into the utility, team & communities, do your research, choose projects you believe in. Good luck!

nickmortensen

I don’t know man. I’ve been making 12% trades on XLM since the beginning of the year starting with 100 xLM and my last buy was like 7,388 xLM. For the longest time it was a $0.02 price change in either direction from 0.21 to o.23 that’d account for that 12%. I’ve been in crypto since 2012, but I got mostly out of it for safer harbor at the beginning of 2025 because I was frightened of the uncertainty.

Intrepid_Upstairs243

QNT, AVAX, XYO, ALGO,XLM,ADA and LINk. Everyone will just name their bags so look into the ones that are named the most.

Azzuro-x

Most likely multi-chain. The blueprint was the EURCV by Société Générale / Forge that uses ETH, SOL and XLM.

HaulBrass

XRP is 86.53% of my portfolio. Followed by HBAR, SOL, XLM, BTC and for some reason ADA. I obviously think it has alot of potential and hoping we can 3x+ on the next run. New ETFs next month, the Rex Osprey ETF is kinda garbage and it had the most volume of any ETF in 2025, can’t wait to see what the real spot ETFs bring. I’m all about HODL, but I do trade it alot while it’s under $3. It’s somewhat predictable and that’s how I’ve accumulated more and bought other coins. However, depending on how we do, I plan to roll some over to BTC at some point. I’d love to have at least 1 whole BTC but for right now I think XRP will outperform, at least short term. We’ll see how it goes.

Volgrand

Welp, you messed up. A good rule of thumb is to keep 90% of your assets in safest investments (BTC, ETH, ADA, XLM, XRP...) and keep a small amount to bet (and the word is bet, not invest) on small altcoins if you wish. And also, never invest money you are not willing to loss!

Chutney__butt

XLM

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Renowned_Molecule

How dare you demote Aragorn to BTC. Laughably and embarrassingly foolish in a world that is about to become a “level playing field”. Last I checked, HBAR, XLM, XRP are smoking BTC on the 12 month chart.

No-Artichoke3210

But you got rid of XRP and XLM. You have no idea what you’re doing and need to do a lot of research.

LargeSnorlax

- Make sure you have at least some exposure to Bitcoin (Well, a lot more than $8). It's the king for a reason, it moves the markets. - Looks like you just bought random top 100 stuff, which is fine, you're starting off. You've got some memes, some stuff like LINK and XLM. It's really not as bad as 1/10 like others say. Personally, I like to keep the ol' portfolio something like: Bitcoin % = Market dominance (Usually 55-60% - ETH to market dominance (Usually 10-15%), the rest a mix between USDC and play around coins. Basically, the most important stuff to move is BTC and then ETH, and if you want to have some fun with some moonshots you can adjust your risk accordingly.

beeblbrox

XLM bag holder

futadic

Depends on your risk tolerance, if your only looking for modest gains follow the sheep, but why not take 10% and put into a moon bag of utility assets. Kasper, XPR proton, metal, stronghold, zebec all still cheap with potential. Or follow the money, XRP, XLM, HBAR, XDC, QNT, CHAINLINK, ETA tokenized assets are coming quickly and eventually everything will be tokenized and xrp will be the liquidity for banks and institutions. The old playbook for crypto investing is changing now the markets are becoming utility driven as finally regulation has allowed banks and other big players to invest. Xrp won its law suit against the SEC so it's a green light for banks and institutions to buy xrp, once they have shaken out weak hands it's rumoured xrp will very quickly rise with massive institution and bank investment, they have agreements with 50 banks already. Of course it's risky... you may make way more money than you know what to do with. Far safer just to jamb with the sheep, then they'll keep you company when it's time to be Shawn

blockhead92

XLM, watch out for news at the annual Meridian conference this week

ricdangers

HBAR, XLM, XRP, DOVU, LINK. DOVU most likely to melt faces it’s under a penny and ripping. HBAR prob best tech in the space imo. XRP/XLM… you either know by now or you don’t. Link is in good place with everything as well.

Initial_Connection65

3) XLM

BrightSelection5876

Focus on ISO20022 coins. XRP,XLM,ADA,HBAR, ALGO. LINK is another good one. Not financial advice.

PeaHonest4224

I also have several other coins, some Solana XLM and h bar and now flare

GrizzlyP33

Think you’re overlooking the finance assets (XLM / XRP) which are already serving a lot of practical use.

Aurowra

Invest into XLM right now it's cheap and gonna explode

IcyPossible7542

Look into XRP, LINK, XLM. Can never go wrong with BTC either

Feeling-Horror8247

I understand they might still be here i'm 10 years, the one I like it's XLM and tbh I don't see XRP with so much potential to grow, maximum $10-$15 it's not worth it imo.