Alt season relies on 2 things. A Bitcoin all-time high. Almost there. And rising Bitcoin dominance in the market. We ARE there.
So we are SUPER close to the altcoin season starting, whether you realize it or not. What should you accumulate? Here’s our tantalizing 10 altcoins on our radar.
Alt Season Nearly Here By the Numbers
Here’s the alt season approach by the numbers. Bitcoin’s all-time high of just under $109,000 was on January 20th, exactly 4 months ago. And since the dropoff and choppy trading since, this is the first real time we are close to breaching it for a new all-time high.
Then look at Bitcoin dominance. In 2025, Bitcoin dominance is growing steadily from 50% to today’s near 60% dominance. Both these things mean the alt season is coming VERY soon. But it’s not going to be like the last few cycles.
There will be some select winners and losers. There are just too many coins and too many low-quality projects for the tide to lift ALL boats. So it won’t. Here are 10 alts we like and expect will rise when alt season hits soon.
The Made in the US Coins
From the big category of Made in the USA coins, we have a few on this list. First, if you like to invest by sector, then Made in the USA, AI, and RWA are set to outpace the rest of the industry.
Made in the USA is over $450 billion in coins. Plus, the Genius Act just passed in the US. So crypto generally and stablecoin issuers specifically will see a bump there. So, who’s Made in the USA that we like? It’s half our list.
With the U.S. Senate voting to advance the GENIUS Act, paving the way for its passage which would provide clear regulations for U.S. stablecoins, fiat-backed stablecoins are on the cusp of being adopted at a global scale.
Stablecoins enable regular consumers and institutions… pic.twitter.com/J6mh2M8EZf
— Chainlink (@chainlink) May 20, 2025
1) Ondo
First, we have Ondo. JPMorgan finally decided to come on-chain. And who is their choice to work with and bring blockchain and tokenizing solutions to the US markets? Ondo. And Chainlink is here too. They are also on this list in just a second.
Ondo is the clear leader in RWA, and if they can count JPMorgan as a customer, that’s an instant billions or maybe trillions in US securities they could tokenize. They are the leader for a reason.
JP Morgan’s blockchain bank account used to settle Ondo public chain transactions https://t.co/8liT6kJhv9 pic.twitter.com/7AH3YBvWuk
— Andres Vilariño
(@andresvilarino) May 14, 2025
2) Sui
Sui is the darling of this cycle. Just as Solana was last cycle. Solana is still doing great but no one is growing as much and as fast as Sui. They are everywhere. DeFi, BTCfi, games, the leading storage solution with Walrus, the leading handheld game controller with the SuiPlay0x1. They seem to lead in every category they compete.
Stablecoin volume is exploding here, too. The bottom line is this. If you think Ethereum is not going to retake its dominant position, then you are already betting on Solana and Sui separately and together. They are the only L1s that do enough volume to compete.
Sui Ecosystem Accelerates: Key Growth & Tech Milestones
• BTCfi on Sui: 596 BTC bridged supported by partnerships with @babylonlabs_io & @Lombard_Finance for native BTC staking and yield.
• @suilendprotocol: Lending protocol which reported $15M in annualized revenue (Feb 2024)… pic.twitter.com/1GnO5eaeU8— Delphi Digital (@Delphi_Digital) May 15, 2025
3) LINK
As I said in the Ondo section, LINK is on this list too. As the leading oracle, it’s a key piece of infrastructure for all RWA protocols. After all, how can they get prices for real estate or AAPL stock, or German bonds otherwise? Protocols need oracles to bring in that price data in a decentralized way. And Chainlink is the clear leader. Bullish on RWA is bullish on Chainlink.
I love to invest in pick & shovel plays of web3 like @chainlink $link (complete infra to connect web3 <> financial institutions) and RWA projects like @EthenaNetwork $ena@AlloraNetwork is the intelligence layer for AI agents and literally THE pick&shovel play in DefAI. pic.twitter.com/FhepRJDASU
—
Linkie (@ChainlinkMongol) May 20, 2025
4) XRP
With XRP, a $50 million settlement was agreed to with the US Government. That big cloud hanging over the project is gone. Also, as a leading US project, it’s in a position to get some political and economic gains from this White House. That said, it’s lower ranked on this list than most of the others. They just dump too much on their retail XRP Army.
BREAKING: IT’S OVER. #XRP
U.S. SEC FILES RIPPLE $XRP LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT LETTER pic.twitter.com/DOTln0aRSh
— Graham Hodson (@amir0559551857) May 20, 2025
5) HBAR
Our last of the 5 US projects is Hedera Hashgraph. HBAR is diving deep into RWA now, and we like that. We are super bullish on that sector. And with its hashgraph tech instead of a blockchain, transactions are both faster and cheaper while being easier to scale. That’s key for institutions wanting to tokenize their assets.
Here are crypto’s top Real World Assets (RWA’s) by development. Directional indicators represent each project’s ranking rise or fall since last month:
1) @chainlink $LINK
2) @avax $AVAX
— Santiment (@santimentfeed) April 25, 2025
In this and stablecoin markets, it’s doing everything right. The only thing we don’t like about the project is that it’s not a fully public project, and it’s a permissioned chain. Many RWA-centric platforms are though. And if you can get over that, then this is a top contender to crush in a US regulation-friendly alt season.
Other Quality Big Caps
Now, the US isn’t the home of all the good projects or all our favorites. So here are the other 5.
6) Quant (QNT)
Quant Network is all about interoperability through its Overledger platform. QNT is also making big strides in the CBDC world, whether we like it or not. As is Ripple and Hedera. Quant is one of the networks approved for the issuance of a new digital Euro. With Overledger, there’s better interoperability between chains than even with Cosmos. In a financial multi-chain future, you have to keep your eye on Quant.
Quant Network: Powering the Digital Finance Revolution
QNT is redefining the global financial infrastructure through its Overledger platform, enabling seamless interoperability between traditional banking systems and blockchain networks.
Here’s why $QNT is the backbone… pic.twitter.com/qpcZ0mZHqY
— Danny Walker (@Walker_26) May 18, 2025
7) Plume
Plume is a mid-cap at ~$400 billion of market value. The biggest thing Plume has going for it is major partnerships. They include Ondo and, importantly, Binance. Plume seems to be Binance’s pick for mid-cap RWA projects. And Binance’s judgment carries a lot of weight behind it. As a modular chain, it allows lots of flexibility that TradFi needs, along with the compliance layer that it must have.
$PLUME is quietly positioning itself as the infrastructure layer for the RWA supercycle.
•Modular RWA chain built for compliance
•Native to Cosmos = scalability edge
•$ONDO unlocked the narrative — Plume is building the rails it’ll run on
Early adoption isn’t about hype. It’s…— Eluf (@Eluflo) May 19, 2025
8) Hype
HYPE is quickly becoming THE DEX for the industry. It’s also done a 3x in less than 6 months for holders. It’s hitting new highs in volume and open interest daily. Plus, its HyperEVM is one of the fastest-growing EVM networks. They have proven there is a life after memecoins, and it just keeps getting better.
Hyperliquid reached a new all-time high in open interest of >$8B. pic.twitter.com/4F0rbIKffb
— Hyperliquid (@HyperliquidX) May 21, 2025
9) POL
Old favorite Polygon is back and on our list. Thanks to its Agg Layer, Polygon is fast becoming THE payments layer within EVM. Stablecoin volumes are skyrocketing, and they are even taking transfer volume away from Tron for those who want stablecoins but in an EVM environment. If you’ve been sleeping on Polygon for a while, it’s time to wake up. Things are happening while at 23c, it’s a steal.
Polygon is becoming a stablecoin settlement layer.
That’s not hype. That’s capital ready to work. Polygon is now positioned as an on-chain liquidity backbone, not relying on hype but on utility. pic.twitter.com/7eod5gGydz
— Dr. Zzullerr (@Zzullerr) May 15, 2025
10) TAO
Last for today, we have Bittensor. TAO is seeking to become the Bitcoin of AI. Every subnet works on decentralized AI in some way, from computing power to model training to context to inference.
Trying to catchup on Bittensor? Don’t start with the whitepaper
Start with the subnets — where the real action is.
Here are Top 13 you should know: pic.twitter.com/AImQpuUeDE
— 0xJeff (@Defi0xJeff) April 24, 2025
And with TAO, you can benefit from the total increase in value of the subnets, OR allocate your TAO to a specific subnet you think will be successful. It’s a complex project, but we expect it to become the home of crypto-decentralized AI this cycle.
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