#AltcoinSeasonLoading
1. Layer 1 Blockchains (Smart Contract Platforms)
These are Ethereum competitors with their own blockchains:
Ethereum (ETH)
Solana (SOL)
Avalanche (AVAX)
Cardano (ADA)
Near Protocol (NEAR)
---
2. Layer 2 Scaling Solutions
Built to scale Ethereum:
Polygon (MATIC)
Arbitrum (ARB)
Optimism (OP)
Base (Coinbase-backed, not yet tokenized officially)
---
3. DeFi (Decentralized Finance)
Key in lending, DEXs, and yield farming:
Uniswap (UNI)
Aave (AAVE)
Curve (CRV)
MakerDAO (MKR)
---
4. AI & Big Data
Benefiting from AI hype:
Fetch.ai (FET)
Render (RNDR)
Ocean Protocol (OCEAN)
Numeraire (NMR)
---
5. Gaming & Metaverse
Often see speculative pumps during altcoin runs:
The Sandbox (SAND)
Decentraland (MANA)
Gala (GALA)
Immutable (IMX)
---
6. Meme Coins
High risk, high reward during mania:
Dogecoin (DOGE)
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
Pepe (PEPE)
Floki (FLOKI)
---
7. Oracle Networks
Provide real-world data to blockchains:
Chainlink (LINK)...$BTC