Having traded coins for over ten years and experienced three bull and bear markets, I have caught three hundredfold coins in my cryptocurrency career. These significant opportunities have allowed me to leap in class and achieve financial freedom!
Today, I will explain thoroughly how to capture a hundredfold coin.
Table of Contents:
1. Four markers and five methods for selecting a hundredfold coin.
Second, the characteristics and conditions of hundredfold coins.
Three, how should newcomers with relatively small capital operate?
How to find so-called hundredfold coins, several specific executable methods and steps.
Will there still be hundredfold coins in the cryptocurrency space in 2025?
Five steps to find the next hundredfold coin.
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1. Four markers and five methods for selecting a hundredfold coin.
The risk of a hundredfold coin is very high. The criteria for selecting a hundredfold coin are different from those for mainstream coins. Mainstream coins can be dollar-cost averaged; the risk of going to zero is relatively low. On the other hand, a hundredfold coin carries very high risks, and you must be prepared for a 99% drop, meaning that if you invest 100,000, you may end up with only 1,000.
Buying was once easy, holding is difficult, missing out is easy, and achieving a hundredfold return is even harder.
Here are the specific standards:
First: The market capitalization must be low! The market capitalization calculation method is circulating amount multiplied by unit price, specific criteria: the coin ranked 20th by market capitalization today has a market capitalization of 11 billion USD, so if the coin you buy wants to rise a hundredfold in the future, its current market capitalization should ideally be under 100 million USD.
If its market capitalization is already 10 billion today, it would be relatively difficult to expect it to rise a hundredfold in a short time. A counterexample is Shiba Inu.
Second: This project today is not very noticed by everyone, and most people do not hold it in high regard; many are unwilling to buy it. At least today it has not been overly marketed. A classmate in the group has a saying: Buy when no one cares, sell when the crowd is excited. This is the meaning; Elon Musk once said something I really like: Over-marketing is deception. Buying coins is the same as buying products; good things do not need excessive marketing.
Third: There must be expectations for speculation in the future or unique selling points. Web3.0 sector, Internet of Things sector, artificial intelligence sector, and other sectors that apply specific applications.
Fourth: In the next 3-4 years, there is a possibility of practical application, or a continuous ability to profit, or their dreams must be grand, and there is a high probability that they can survive.
How: Increase the probability of buying:
First: Cast a wide net. If you buy one, the probability is very low; you can buy 10 or 20 at once, but do not exceed 30; if there are too many, you won't put in enough effort into selecting coins, which will decrease the probability.
Second: Hold after buying, do not sell easily. If you sell after a 20% rise, any future increases in that coin will no longer be your concern. A hundredfold increase is definitely not achieved in one or two days; it generally takes more than half a year, and patience is key. When selling, it must be at a time of great excitement, in a bull market.
Third: Try to choose to enter the market during bear markets, especially focusing on those projects or teams that are still actively working during bear markets. Based on past experiences with hundredfold coins, good project teams will diligently work during bear markets, unaffected by market conditions or external disturbances, and in bull markets, they will understand marketing and promote their projects.
Fourth: Efficiently use cryptocurrency tools and data websites. These coins may not yet exist or may have already been released, just on some decentralized or centralized exchange. To find them, you need to be proficient in various cryptocurrency tools and have the ability to gather information efficiently.
Second, the characteristics and conditions of hundredfold coins.
The characteristics of a hundredfold coin.
1. Choose new coins launched in the last 1-2 years; do not chase highs and kill lows of old coins. New things often have more opportunities to break through in the new cycle.
2. Focus on hidden small coins with low circulating market capitalization (under 500 million) and low issuance. This leaves more room for subsequent growth.
3. The team background is strong, with support from star institutions. This enhances external recognition and confidence.
4. The token release mechanism should be reasonable, controlling circulation at 40-60%, to avoid sudden market sell-off impacts afterward.
5. Choose top projects in the top 100 by market capitalization; do not chase the tail. Head projects have obvious advantages and are more likely to achieve further breakthroughs.
6. Identify potential sectors, such as decentralized public chains, GameFi, cross-chain, etc. Do not be misled by short-term trends; choose fields that can sustain long-term development.
7. Look for entry opportunities near the market bottom, building positions gradually. Avoid getting trapped after a frenzy at the peak.
8. Avoid frantically adding positions like a gambler; maintain discipline and do not chase highs. Prevent undermining your investment mindset.
9. Choose coins with low unit prices, making them easier for newcomers to accept and increasing liquidity.
Conditions for selecting a hundredfold coin.
The previous hundredfold coins mainly came from new coins launched during bear markets, characterized by market capitalizations not exceeding 500 million USD. The narrative focuses on L2, AI, chain games, NFTs, DEFI, etc.
1. Project background and team strength.
Projects that institutions invest in are worth paying attention to, with a post-unlock circulation ratio between 40%-60%, and total market capitalization controlled under 100 million.
2. Sector and valuation.
The top of the sector should have a valuation of at least 1 billion USD; do not choose overly niche sectors. Early hundredfold coins often have poor liquidity and can usually only be traded on small exchanges or on-chain.
3. The best research and purchase timing.
Choose projects listed for 6-12 months with a circulation rate greater than 50%. The price should be lower, increasing the number of zeros after the decimal point.
4. Best choice.
Look for the next hundredfold coin on public chains or their main protocols.
5. The potential of public chain projects.
In the bull market of 2021, public chain coins like matic, avax, sol, etc., rose over a hundredfold, continuously developing their ecosystems and market capitalizations.
6. Team background and financing.
The founder's background and team strength are important, such as Mr. Y, Professor Song, etc., well-known institutions invest in supporting projects. The financing amount and valuation often reach billions.
7. Value investment logic.
Comply with value investment logic, avoid chasing highs and killing lows of old coins and unstable token release mechanisms. Select the top 500 leading projects and maintain discipline in holding.
8. Selection of new coins and sectors.
Choose new coins, low circulating market capitalization, and projects with strong teams. Focus on public chains, GameFi, cross-chain, etc., and avoid participating in speculative coins without actual value support.
9. Successful investment strategies.
Hundredfold coins should be a small part of the portfolio, with a substantial holding in BTC, ETH, and other major coins to hedge risks. Pursue new projects rather than old projects, returning to truly valuable coins.
10. Best entry timing.
The lowest point of a hundredfold coin usually synchronizes with the lowest point of Bitcoin. It is recommended to build positions during the secondary bottom phase before and after Bitcoin halving, as this is a relatively suitable timing.
11. Holding mainstream coins and altcoins.
For those with substantial funds, holding a large amount of mainstream coins is the safest approach. Meanwhile, part of the position can be allocated to high-odds altcoins, but with careful selection.
12. Calculation of multiples and selection of coins.
Examples illustrate the calculation of multiples for different coins, emphasizing the need for capability, endurance, luck, and execution power. Choose projects with successful product platforms, strong teams, coin price returns, and profit growth.
13. Bull market space and ranking changes.
Most projects will disappear from the rankings during a bull market, and new storylines need to be found to fill the gaps. It is noted that 76% of projects were established between 2018-2020, and 24% were established before 2017.
14. Principles for screening altcoins.
Successful product platforms, team strength, coin price returns, profit growth, etc., are all principles for selecting altcoins. It is recommended to allocate investment proportions reasonably, holding more Bitcoin and Ethereum.
15. Best investment strategy.
It is recommended to build positions in batches, selecting a range or interval, rather than focusing on one day or a single price. A strategy needs to be formulated, and patience is required to endure fluctuations and execute the plan.
Three, how should newcomers with relatively small capital operate? How to find so-called hundredfold coins, several specific executable methods and steps.
So, what specific executable steps or operational ideas are there? Next, I will briefly outline a few aspects.
First strategy: Follow buy-in operations.
Difficulty of getting started: Very simple.
Risk index: Unknown (mainly do not want to say).
Currently, some cryptocurrency bloggers/influencers or groups seem to be able to provide the so-called hundredfold secrets, but you need to pay a certain fee to join.
Regarding this issue, I have mentioned it several times in my previous articles, and I have already educated everyone and done psychological construction. From my personal perspective, I do not encourage you to do so, but the wallet is yours, and those who can enter this field are presumably adults, so you can decide for yourself. I don't want to say more, or else I will be squeezed again.
In short, you should always remember these two points: Do not touch what you do not understand, and protect your principal.
Second strategy: Follow buy-in operations.
Difficulty of getting started: Not difficult, but relatively time-consuming and requires effort.
Risk index: High risk.
Here, tracking mainly refers to monitoring and following the transactions of some whale wallets or other wallets, then seeing what they have bought and buying what you also want.
Of course, tracking buy-in also requires the assistance of some on-chain tools, such as using wallet address query tools like Debank, Zerion, Arkham, etc.
Therefore, the strategy we highly recommend is to utilize on-chain tools to discover new opportunities.
Third strategy: On-chain tool research.
Difficulty of getting started: Relatively more difficult; also quite time-consuming and requires effort.
Risk index: High risk.
If you have enough time and energy, using on-chain tools to search for and discover new opportunities (new coins) is a relatively good strategy. The tools typically used in this aspect include: DEX Screener.
DEX Screener is a trading aggregator that also provides convenient filters. It lists almost all newly listed tokens and covers almost all available networks.
For example, by using DEX Screener, you can directly filter new tokens listed for less than 1 day based on market capitalization, trading volume, and other dimensions. Although many of these new tokens are RUG projects and may go to zero at any time, many of the meme coins that have already risen a hundredfold or thousandfold started from here, as shown in the image below.
Of course, there are many on-chain tools that can help you discover various new opportunities; the key is how you utilize and employ them.
The characteristics of a hundredfold coin.
Difficulty of getting started: Very simple.
Risk index: High risk.
Upon seeing this, some friends might say, 'I neither want to find those signal providers (first strategy), nor do I have time to track wallets (second strategy), nor do I have the energy to learn and utilize various on-chain tools for research (third strategy). How can I directly buy a hundredfold coin?'
For this notion of getting something for nothing, I can only say: Wake up, it’s time to take some sleeping pills.
Of course, there are not no other ways. If you really do not want to spend too much time doing research, then there is another shortcut, which is to pay more attention to some relatively reliable influencers or bloggers in this field, see what projects they are discussing, and then make secondary selections based on what they talk about. Of course, this approach is also very high-risk, and this risk is entirely borne by you.
The specific operations are very simple. One way is to directly follow a batch of related Twitter accounts to check daily; another is to continue using some on-chain tools to see what well-known figures in the cryptocurrency community are discussing.
Fifth strategy: Discover based on market capitalization.
Difficulty of getting started: Relatively simple.
Risk index: Medium to high risk.
Currently, there are at least hundreds of thousands of tokens in the cryptocurrency market. Based on the coingecko data platform, there are already over 12,000 coins listed on this platform (relatively reputable projects).
Twitter user Jademont has made such statistics, taking the last bull market as an example:
Starting from March 2020, among the coins ranked in the top 600 by market capitalization at that time, a total of 61 hundredfold coins were born in the subsequent bull market (only counting secondary markets).
Among them, there are a total of 11 coins ranked in the top 100 by market capitalization, accounting for 18%, namely BNB/LINK/ADA/DOGE/VET/SNX/SOL/THETA/HOT/ENJ/LUNA. Among the coins ranked from 100 to 300 by market capitalization, there are 21 hundredfold coins, accounting for 34.4%. Among the coins ranked from 300 to 600 by market capitalization, 22 were born, accounting for 36%.
Overall, among the top 300 by market capitalization, a total of 32 hundredfold coins were born, accounting for 10.6% of the total.
Therefore, if we simply apply this template to the current bull market, starting from now, you can choose from the top 300 projects without having to spend time researching them, giving you roughly a 10% chance of buying a hundredfold coin.
Moreover, the new bull market (new cycle) often requires a new narrative (new story/new concept). If you can continue to identify those narratives that fit the new cycle, the probability will continue to increase.
Alternatively, if you can identify new projects that have not yet experienced a bull market but still have promising development prospects or topics, you can continue to increase your chances of capturing a hundredfold coin. Previously, a friend in the group had this strategy during the current bull market, which I think is excellent, and later shared the text he compiled in the group.
Will there still be hundredfold coins in the cryptocurrency space in 2025? Five steps to find the next hundredfold coin.
Hundredfold coins in the cryptocurrency space will definitely reappear in 2025; this is inevitable!
Five steps to increase the chances of finding a hundredfold coin.
Although a hundredfold coin can appear during a bull market, it is still a rare opportunity. There is no 100% guarantee of finding a hundredfold coin, but there are still simple principles that can increase the chances of finding one.
Step 1 to finding a hundredfold coin: Identify potential sectors and fields.
Sector, segment, and field are just terms referring to different categories within cryptocurrency. The classification may stem from the project type itself (e.g., L1 / L2), or application range (e.g., payment / privacy), or technical differences (e.g., Optimism / ZK), etc.
Cryptocurrency is just one type of asset, and it can be further divided into many different categories. Some categories have relatively large market potential, while others are smaller or face more difficult market expansions. Only with sufficiently large market potential can it support high market capitalization of the project. If a category itself has a very small market size, cryptocurrency projects within that category are unlikely to achieve high market capitalizations.
Step 2 to finding a hundredfold coin: Identify potential projects.
Researching cryptocurrency projects is a broad topic; here are some key points listed briefly.
Step 1: After identifying potential sectors, Step 2: Identify potential projects within the sector. How to determine if a project is potential? One is that its business model is at a critical position; if this sector grows, it will inevitably be driven; another is that it possesses key technologies that allow it to do things that other projects cannot, or can do it faster and cheaper.
However, the project's white paper and vision planning may just be talk; in reality, it may not be achievable. Therefore, it is also necessary to review the project's team background, such as the founder's past experience, the qualifications of core members, and the investment team (if any), to assess whether the project truly has the execution capability to achieve its goals.
Step 3 to finding a hundredfold coin: Examine the token economic model.
The token economic model (Tokenomics) is a very important part of cryptocurrency, concerning the issuance supply, issuance speed, allocation ratio, and uses of a project's tokens, all of which fall under the category of token economic models.
First, issuance volume and issuance speed not only affect the FDV mentioned in the next section but also influence the inflation rate. If the inflation rate of the token is too high, even a potentially good project will struggle to rise significantly, as the rate of token issuance may outpace the project's growth.
The allocation ratio affects how much potential selling pressure there will be in the future. If a large proportion is allocated to the team and investors without appropriate lock-up restrictions, then whenever the token rises, there may be huge profit-taking selling pressure.
Through the CryptoRank website, we can see the particularly good performance of $Pendle this year. Its token economy and unlocking time can lead to the following conclusions.
The team plus private round allocation is not small: a total of 37%.
Liquidity Incentives, Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool: 46% nearly half of the circulation is allocated to liquidity reward plans, which is considered generous; at least, many tokens are distributed to early users.
Most of the tokens are already unlocked, with little sell-off pressure.
Through chip analysis, we can roughly understand whether the current entry point is high risk and allocate corresponding funds for investment.
Step 4 to finding a hundredfold coin: Look for projects where 'market capitalization MC / fully diluted valuation FDV' is not too high.
Why is market capitalization important? Calculate, Bitcoin's current total market capitalization is nearly 800 billion USD; if it rises a hundredfold, the market capitalization will exceed 80 trillion USD, equivalent to 30 Apple companies.
Ethereum currently has a total market capitalization close to 260 billion USD; if it rises a hundredfold, 26 trillion USD market capitalization would equal 10 Apples or 40 Teslas.
Most products circulating in the market are built up by real money. If the market capitalization is already very high, it will become increasingly difficult to rise further. To rise by another 1%, more and more money needs to be invested.
If you want to find a hundredfold coin, it is very difficult to target projects with large market capitalizations; you need to look for those with relatively low market capitalizations.
Cryptocurrency issuance plans vary significantly; considering FDV is more accurate than circulating market capitalization.
Circulating market capitalization MC = Coin price x Issued amount.
Fully diluted valuation (FDV), coin price x the maximum issuance amount that will be issued in the future.
Example:
To find the next hundredfold public chain coin, refer to similar leaders such as Ethereum, BNB, ADA, SOL, etc., and their highest market capitalizations in the last bull market. At that time, Ethereum reached about 500 billion USD in market capitalization, while the others were around 70-80 billion USD. Conservatively calculated, 700 billion USD divided by one hundred equals 7 billion USD.
The first screening indicator has emerged: Look for public chain projects with current circulating market capitalization (MC) or fully diluted valuation (FDV) below 700 million USD.
Some cryptocurrencies do not have a limit on the total supply, making it impossible to calculate FDV. Cryptocurrencies without a total supply limit follow an inflation model, continuing to issue new tokens, and the supply will become increasingly large. For such projects, it is essential to closely monitor their inflation rate and whether it is well controlled within a reasonable range. Severe inflation and excessive issuance will make it even harder for the coin to rise.
Step 5 to finding a hundredfold coin: Do not put all your eggs in one basket; diversify your investment to increase your chances.
Once again, emphasize that a hundredfold coin is a rare opportunity, and there is no 100% guaranteed method to find one; you can only increase the probability of hitting it. In this regard, it is somewhat similar to venture capital investment strategies, investing in many start-ups, most of which will fail or go bankrupt, resulting in financial losses; but a few will succeed, and venture capital will receive returns of dozens or hundreds of times, enough to cover all other losses, resulting in an overall positive return.
With the investment goal of finding a hundredfold coin, you will not only invest in one or two coins, as the chances of hitting are too low. Instead, you will invest in more potential projects to increase the chances.
