🚫 Altseason Warning: 5 Types of Crypto You Should NOT Invest in This Cycle

Here are 5 types of cryptocurrencies you should avoid if you want to protect your portfolio during this altseason.

1️⃣ Dead Hype Coins

These are projects that pumped hard in previous bull runs but failed to deliver any real development, adoption, or updates since then.

Examples: coins from the 2017 ICO craze, or meme coins that trended briefly in 2021 but have zero active community now.

🔍 Red flags:

• No active GitHub or developer updates

• Social media accounts are abandoned

• No mention in current narratives (AI, RWA, L2s, etc.)

2️⃣ Low Liquidity Meme Coins with Zero Utility

Not all meme coins are bad — some like $DOGE or $PEPE have strong communities. But beware of new meme tokens with:

• Tiny liquidity pools

• No exchange listings

• Zero roadmap or utility

• Anonymous devs that vanish after launch

💥 These are the easiest way to get “rugged.”

3️⃣ High-FDVs with No Product

FDV (Fully Diluted Valuation) is often overlooked by retail investors, but it matters.

A token might have a low market cap, but if it has a massive supply unlocking over time, it will likely dump hard.

📉 Avoid projects where:

• FDV is 1B+ but there’s no working product

• Token unlocks are coming soon

• VCs got in at prices 10x lower than retail

4️⃣ Copy-Paste Projects

Some projects simply copy the code of successful platforms and slightly rebrand them. They offer no innovation and exist only to ride the hype.

👎 They rarely survive long term, and investors quickly move on to the next shiny thing.

5️⃣ “AI”, “Web3”, or “Metaverse” Coins With Just Buzzwords

During altseasons, many tokens slap trending words onto their websites to attract FOMO-driven capital — but offer no real connection to those sectors.

🚨 Avoid if:

• The website looks rushed or generic

• Team is anonymous and has no LinkedIn

• All updates are marketing fluff with no substance