in fact i think many are missing out on a lot projects that FEW talks about on CT but did way much more % gains or benefiting the community much more
and aside from these highly talked about projects, there are plenty more out there
most of you are farming the same 15 overhyped protocols getting overfarmed while real winners sit right here 👇
my thesis on $SOL became ever stronger after Breakpoint. the buy in for me was that they are no longer just ANOTHER CHAIN, they are being the YCcombinator for any projects. founders can have a start off with $META @MetaDAOProject, with futarchy style ownership, unlike extractive biz model like $PUMP @Pumpfun. metadao created an ecosystem of proejcts like @AviciMoney $AVICI which did MORE transactions than metamask.... @solomon_labs $SOLO which is the $ENA of solana and upcoming @ranger_finance who will soon launch their ICO on metadao. and also highly recommend to try out @elfa_ai, execute trades on fundamentals and sentiment analysis, and @hypetris_ himself tested and is doing 99% win rate with the AI trade feature. DM ME IF YOU WANT SOME INVITE CODES!
this guy just doesnt know when to stop $LINK @chainlink. we thought it will get eaten up by $ZRO @LayerZero_Core or other plays like $RED @redstone_defi. just so you know the moat and ecosystem chainlink build around themsleves is so massive. its no longer just an oracle, chainlink themselves have attached themselves heavily with some of the top projects and ecosystems and more so importantly with institutions and regulatory body. critics have argued that chainlink charges hefty fees...even so, that moat that chainlink commands is a natural magnet for projects to DESIRE to work with chainlink. keep in mind chainlink is also accelerating projects under its build program constantly building our utility for its token holders. chainlink smartcon was wild, and if you have been there you know that $LINK will go higher.
probably no one ever caught this $RIVER @RiverdotInc but they just pulled a 5x in the last week of 2025. did one of the most wonderful tge in the entire of crypto in 2025. if you searched around the korean and chinese communities have lots of chatter around this. very likely there is little to no marginal buyers here but i am still insanely bullish given how the PA have been playing out.
probably the best FREE data platform with insane data $SOSO @SoSoValueCrypto did one of the greatest airdrops in 2025 probably 2nd to $LIT imo, with easily 5fig with just a number of interactions and price have been holding up way better with technically ZERO marketing spend. they have a whole lot of things being built out right now: index funds, spot and perp dex, questing platform. i am so excited to what they team will be shipping and more airdrops as we head into season 2 and 3.
the neobank ran started when $ETHER @ether_fi announced its $1b revenue plan and core focus from LSTs to card business. a really bold move to take that direction and i really salute the team for that. i will keep watching how ether fi develop. one of the leaders in the neobank space and another one that i am insanely bullish is @useTria with up to 6% cashback, probably one of the highest that i have seen around.
the stablecoin which everyone knows $ENA @ethena_labs has been imo, the biggest success in driving 2 things: the stablecoin development and also how people view and build stuff ontop of stablecoins. and recently @CryptoHayes have been accmulating $ENA as well. might not be the best portfolio
when we talk about privacy people think about $ZEC, but here is another beta play that rides on a multi-narrative: stablecoin, privacy, neobank and that is $CC @CantonNetwork, first public blockchain that is private. its the top gainer for all the layer 1s in 2025 and that rallying massively in the last week of 2025. raised iirc $500m, a bunch of instis/investors using the chain, from the likes of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Citibank, BNY, BNP Paribus, Bank of America/China just to name a few. partnership with the Nasdaq, over 600 major institutional partners and $400 billion dollars of RWA TVL,
+ the alpha here is probably $SEND, sub $15m mcap, a privacy-first payments app built on Canton and also a key network validator, allow instant global payments, privacy-first transactions and integration with @CantonWallet, ZERO, NO ONE is talking about this on CT. clearly bottomed out charts, but its pumping along with $CC too.
+ check out @EA_finance, they are building the wrapped $CC = $wCC unlocking $CC utility across chains. HOLD ON thats not all. they are just starting out a small part, they will be progressively rolling out real world utility through crypto and through them + canton will be chain to power all those transactions. be sure to keep your eyes on on this project. i am closely watching this.
@FX100Perp by @aladdinDAO and also by the @protocol_fx team. the first non liquidatable perp dex. have seen several projects on around the non liqduidatable concept but none have really took off. keeping it in my watchlist.
$MARU is memecoin by @edgeX_exchange being airdropped to traders. my thesis is that as long as edgeX hasnt tge, $MARU still have legs to go. it should be strong all the way up till edgeX tge and even abit beyond that. we might see some utility come for it and also tge should be really soon, i believe in q1. likely a 25% token allocation and whats most bullish is that:
- the #2 rev generator in ALL protocols just after @HyperliquidX
- dominant order book liquidity on major pairs like BTC, ETH, and SOL
- the only one with a true CEX-level mobile app, official app available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store
- backed @ambergroup_io
- 25% airdrop confirmed with no vesting
- recently launched meme coin $MARU already reached a 400M FDV
If a meme coin can hit 400M, the main token realistically looks like 3B+
- HUGE buy pressure straight out at TGE. all revenue before TGE is confirmed to be used for buybacks
- TGE is at most 2 to 3 months away, and could happen within a month
$LIT is the biggest successful airdrop in 2025 and i believe it will continue running as we head into 2026. till date there are 59% of the airdrop participants still holding to the airdrop and among them, 7.5% of them have increased their positions. $LIT to be used for buybacks.
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