“90% of people trading cryptocurrencies lose money, holding coins is the way to go!”
“The real money in the crypto space is made by ‘friends of time’, not by gamblers chasing every price fluctuation.”
This statement is correct, but the problem is: “holding coins” is not about randomly buying a coin to get rich; otherwise, everyone would already be financially free!
So, what cryptocurrencies are truly worth holding long-term? Which ones can earn big money in the next bull market? Today, we will use data + logic + practical experience to help you find the truly worth-holding crypto assets!
📊 1. Trading vs. holding, who makes more money?
🔹 First, let's look at a set of real data (2017-2024 cryptocurrency investment returns comparison):
✅ Long-term holding of BTC/ETH vs short-term trading.
• Buying BTC at the peak of the 2017 bull market ($20,000), if held until 2024 ($100,000+), the return would be 5x+.
• In 2017-2018, 90% of short-term traders in the bull market were repeatedly liquidated in the bear market, ultimately losing over 70%.
• Buying BTC at the peak of the 2021 bull market ($60,000), getting washed down to $15,000 in the 2022 bear market, but if held until 2024, the return would still be 7x!
📌 Conclusion: The real big money in the crypto space often comes from ‘long-term holding of quality assets’, not from getting rich through short-term trading!
🔥 2. So, what should we hold?
The core logic of holding coins is simple: only hold assets that can survive bull and bear markets and rise in the long term, not short-term speculative junk coins.
We can classify different holding strategies from conservative → high potential → high risk, high reward.
✅ 1. Conservative holding (suitable for 80% of people): BTC + ETH.
🔥 Core logic: Long-term market cap leaders that survive bull and bear markets, and institutions are accumulating!
✅ Bitcoin (BTC) — Digital gold, the ultimate safe-haven asset.
• Over the past 10 years, an increase of more than 30,000%, the strongest “anti-inflation” asset globally.
• The cryptocurrency with the most institutional capital inflow, the US SEC has approved the BTC spot ETF, and Wall Street is continuously buying.
• The strongest global consensus, all countries have a far greater awareness of BTC than other coins.
✅ Ethereum (ETH) — Web3 infrastructure, digital oil.
• Over 90% of DeFi, NFT, and Layer2 ecosystems are built on ETH.
• Over the past 5 years, an increase of over 5,000%, with strong fundamentals.
• ETH 2.0 staking mechanism, holding long-term also allows for 4-5% annualized returns.
📌 Conclusion: BTC and ETH are the most stable long-term assets in the crypto space, suitable for most ordinary people to hold for the long term!
🚀 2. High-potential cryptocurrencies for holding (suitable for those willing to bet on 5-10x returns): L1/L2 public chains.
🔥 Core logic: The ‘operating system’ of the blockchain world, with returns far exceeding BTC in bull markets!
✅ Solana (SOL) — The fastest public chain, with an exploding ecosystem.
• In the 2023 bear market, the lowest was $8 → in 2024, the highest was $150+, with an increase of over 20 times!
• Institutions and funds are heavily investing, becoming one of the biggest competitors of ETH.
• Meme coins, DeFi, and NFT ecosystems are rapidly rising.
✅ Arbitrum (ARB) — Leading Layer2 on Ethereum.
• Currently ranked first in TVL (Total Value Locked) among Layer2, with a flourishing ecosystem.
• The demand for Layer2 in a bull market will surge, and ARB, as the leader, has long-term growth potential.
✅ Avalanche (AVAX) — High-speed scalable public chain, supported by institutions.
• Rapid ecological expansion, in collaboration with giants like AWS and JP Morgan.
• In the last bull market, an increase of over 100 times, and future opportunities to reach new highs still exist!
📌 Conclusion: Leading public chain projects often outperform BTC/ETH in bull markets, but require patience to wait!
💎 3. High risk, high reward holding (suitable for those betting on a bull market surge): AI, Meme, DePIN.
🔥 Core logic: Potential coins in trending sectors, possibly 50-100 times in a bull market!
✅ AI track (e.g., FET, AGIX, RNDR) — The explosion point of AI + blockchain.
• In 2023-2024, noticeable capital inflow into the AI track, FET/AGIX saw an increase of over 300%+ in the past year.
• AI has numerous application scenarios in DeFi, automated trading, data storage, etc.
✅ Meme track (e.g., DOGE, SHIBA, PEPE, WIF) — The strongest sector in bull market sentiment.
• In every bull market, meme coins explode, such as DOGE rising from $0.002 to $0.7 in 2021.
• High risk, high reward, but you need to control your position to avoid being wiped out.
✅ DePIN (e.g., RNDR, AKT) — New decentralized computing/storage track.
• Render Network (RNDR) provides GPU rendering power, with strong demand in the AI field.
• Akash Network (AKT) provides decentralized cloud computing, the AWS of the Web3 era.
📌 Conclusion: These tracks may surge 50-100 times in a bull market, but must be positioned with small amounts to avoid FOMO buying.
📢 Conclusion: Holding coins does not mean mindlessly holding, but strategically deploying!
🎯 The most stable choice: BTC + ETH (suitable for long-term accumulation, adding positions in a bear market, and enjoying returns in a bull market).
🎯 Want to bet on higher returns: SOL/ARB/AVAX (L1/L2 public chains, potentially 10x+ in a bull market).
🎯 Willing to bet on a 50x bull market: AI/Meme/DePIN (super high risk, but with amazing returns).
📌 Key strategy:
• Buy low in bear markets, sell in batches during bull markets!
• Avoid going all-in at once, allocate your positions reasonably!
• Choose assets that can survive bull and bear markets, not short-term speculative junk coins!
📢 What do you think? Which coins do you believe are suitable for long-term holding?
🔥 Are you a conservative type (BTC/ETH), or an aggressive type (Meme, AI)?
💬 What is your holding strategy? Welcome to exchange ideas!
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