After one of crypto’s toughest market cycles, one analyst believes the current altcoin weakness could be creating a rare long-term buying opportunity. He noted that many altcoins have already fallen between 60% and 99%, limiting downside while improving the risk-reward profile for patient investors.Â

Rather than expecting another 2021-style altcoin frenzy, he recommends slowly accumulating fundamentally strong projects over the next six months while keeping Bitcoin as the core holding.

Here are the nine altcoins on his watchlist.

1. Zcash (ZEC)

The analyst considers Zcash his favorite long-term altcoin.

He said growing concerns around wealth taxes, financial surveillance, and government oversight could increase demand for privacy-focused assets. Since Zcash offers encrypted Bitcoin-style transactions, he sees it as one of the few true privacy options available.

Unlike many altcoins that continue making new lows, Zcash has held up relatively well technically. After previously rallying strongly, he expects another major move if the next crypto cycle begins.

2. Ethereum (ETH)

Ethereum remains one of his strongest conviction plays despite its weak performance against Bitcoin.

He argues Ethereum is far from dead, pointing to several major developments:

• Robinhood launched its Layer-2 blockchain on Ethereum.
• Robinhood Chain quickly became one of the largest decentralized exchanges by daily volume.
• Real-world assets (RWAs) are expanding rapidly on Ethereum.
• Tokenized stocks, ETFs, and traditional financial assets are increasingly moving on-chain.

According to him, future growth will come from bringing traditional finance onto crypto rails rather than the other way around.

3. Solana (SOL)

Next up on the list is Solana after previously buying it near $13.

Although Solana is widely known for meme coins, he says its ecosystem has matured substantially. Applications like Cards generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in daily revenue, while new trading platforms such as JTX now allow users to trade stocks, commodities, and other assets on-chain.

He plans to slowly accumulate SOL over the coming months.

4. Hyperliquid (HYPE)

Hyperliquid is viewed as one of the strongest performers even during the bear market.

Its decentralized perpetual futures platform continues making new heights while benefiting from aggressive token buybacks. Moreover, Hyperliquid could eventually become one of crypto’s largest derivatives exchanges.

5. Lyra (LYRA)

For investors seeking additional exposure to decentralized perpetual trading, he recommends Lyra as a smaller beta play.

He suggests allocating roughly 90% to Hyperliquid and 10% to Lyra, viewing Hyperliquid as the dominant project while Lyra offers higher upside potential.

6. Pump.fun (PUMP)

Despite calling Pump.fun one of crypto’s most hated projects, the analyst thinks that negativity may actually create an opportunity.

He notes that the protocol continues generating massive revenue while aggressively buying back and burning tokens, with more than $370 million worth of PUMP already repurchased.

Given its low valuation relative to earnings, Pump.fun could benefit from a “hated rally” if sentiment improves.

7. Venice Token (VVV)

Among AI-related crypto projects, Venice (VVV) stands out.

The platform offers private AI services and already has millions of users, making it one of the closest crypto equivalents to mainstream AI platforms like OpenAI or Anthropic.

After pulling back from earlier highs, the analyst sees it as an attractive long-term accumulation candidate.

8. Akash Network (AKT)

Akash remains his preferred decentralized AI infrastructure project.

Often described as an “Airbnb for compute,” Akash allows users to buy and sell computing power for AI workloads. Since demand for computing resources continues rising alongside AI adoption, Akash could become one of the biggest beneficiaries if AI and crypto eventually converge.

9. Super (SUPER)

The analyst acknowledges that Super has fallen back toward previous bear market lows but stresses that development has never stopped. He says the project is entering a completely new phase with stronger products, a more experienced team, and ambitious long-term plans.

While he cannot promise price gains, his expectations are extremely low, creating an attractive risk-reward setup if execution improves.

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