💎 1️⃣ Ethereum (ETH) — obviously:
The main network for smart contracts.
Huge DeFi and NFT ecosystem.
Staking, EIP-4844 (Danksharding, Rollups) reduce fees — making the network faster and cheaper.
In institutional portfolios, second after BTC.
💎 2️⃣ Solana (SOL) — a favorite for many funds:
Fast, cheap network.
Acts like 'new ETH' for many DEX and NFT.
Survived the FTX crisis and returned — this means the community is alive and strong.
💎 3️⃣ Layer 2 for Ethereum: Arbitrum (ARB), Optimism (OP)
More and more projects and liquidity are migrating to L2.
They scale Ethereum — which means they are directly linked to its growth.
They receive real fees and active users.
💎 4️⃣ Cosmos (ATOM) and ecosystem
The idea of 'the internet of blockchains'.
Teams are developing IBC modules — network connectivity, convenience for developers.
💎 5️⃣ Chainlink (LINK) — leader of oracles:
Without oracles, smart contracts are blind.
LINK is the de facto standard. Almost all DeFi protocols use it.
💎 6️⃣ Polkadot (DOT) — a similar idea to Cosmos:
A long-disputed asset, but if parachains really work fully — DOT could grow.
The market is waiting for a breakthrough in real activity.
💎 7️⃣ DeFi Blue Chips: Aave, Uniswap (UNI), Lido (LDO)
Real cash flow.
If TVL is growing, fees are growing.
Institutionals often take such projects as 'DeFi ETF'.
💎 8️⃣ Stablecoin ecosystem: Maker (MKR), Frax (FXS)
Stablecoins are always needed.
If the project can maintain a peg and earn fees — it will survive.
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⚠️ What usually won't grow:
Meme coins without a community and purpose.
Clones without uniqueness.
Tokens with promises of 'super-network' without a working product.
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🔑 What to look for:
✔️ Is there a live community and development.
✔️ Real users, TVL, transactions.
✔️ Tokenomics: is there no infinite emission or dumping by the team.
✔️ Legal status and support from major exchanges.
