The cryptocurrency market is showing strong activity again as Bitcoin reaches a new all-time high of $111,861 and its market dominance continues to grow. This has raised hopes for a potential altcoin season — a period when altcoins perform better than Bitcoin.

In the past, two key signals have marked the start of such a season: Bitcoin breaking previous records and its market dominance increasing. Both of these are happening right now, with Bitcoin's dominance rising from around 50% to nearly 61% by 2025, while most altcoins struggle to keep up. If this trend continues, altcoins may soon witness a strong price rally. AltcoinBuzz has shared 10 altcoins that will soon rise because Bitcoin has surged to over $110,000.

Altcoin Made in the USA

The United States is rapidly becoming a center for regulated cryptocurrency innovation, especially as real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is becoming headline news. Here are five U.S.-based projects leading this trend:

ONDO Finance (ONDO): A leading RWA protocol has recently partnered with JP Morgan to tokenize securities — a move that could unlock trillions of dollars in real-world assets for blockchain.

SUI Network (SUI): The fastest-growing Layer-1 in this cycle, dominating DeFi volume, gaming, and stablecoins. Often compared to Solana from the last bull run.

Chainlink (LINK): The leading oracle network provides real-world data such as stock and bond prices for blockchains — essential for RWA protocols.

XRP: Recently escaping a $50 million settlement, this long-standing payment coin seems ready for a regulatory comeback, although the history of retail token sell-offs for this coin has dampened excitement.

Hedera (HBAR): Focused on RWA with unique hashgraph technology, offering faster, cheaper, and scalable transactions for organizations.

Other Global Competitors

However, the U.S. is not exclusive to innovation. Analysts have mentioned other projects like Quant Network (QNT), which helps different blockchains work together, especially for digital currencies like the digital euro. Plume is another mid-tier project focused on real-world assets and has close partnerships.

Hyperliquid (HYPE) is a rapidly growing cryptocurrency exchange that has tripled in size over six months and is building a very fast EVM network. Polygon is returning as a popular Layer-2 network, leading stablecoin transactions and attracting users from Tron. Most recently, Bittensor (TAO), a project aiming to be like Bitcoin for AI, allows people to invest in and support AI networks.