Most people see altcoins under $1 and think it’s “cheap.” There’s a strange comfort in buying something under $1. It feels safer. It’s like there’s less to lose. It’s called unit bias. But that mindset can blind you from what actually matters. Think of fundamentals, tokenomics, and real-world traction.
In this video, I will break that illusion and use it to our advantage. I’ll show you a handful of altcoins that still look cheap. However, they’re backed by serious development and growing ecosystems. These are the altcoins smart investors quietly accumulate before the crowd catches on.
With the first of today’s altcoins, we dive into the RWA realm. I’m talking about Ondo Finance ($ONDO), the current leader in this promising sector. Watch my recent $ONDO millionaire video here.
So, the recent big news was the introduction of the Ondo Global Markets. Here you can trade over 100 stocks on-chain. This should grow to over 1,000 stocks on-chain. One of the advantages of this is that on-chain stocks are live 24/7. They never close. So, launching this was a massive moment for Ondo. However, unfortunately, the Global markets are currently available to institutional participants only.
So, the fundamentals of Ondo Finance look as strong as ever. The RWA sector is bound to grow to around $16 trillion by 2030. However, the $ONDO price is lagging behind. Its current price is 59 cents. Everything under $1 is a bargain in my book for $ONDO. Just be aware of the yearly unlock in early January each year. You may be better off selling your bag and buying back in after the unlocking event.
With Hedera ($HBAR) we can add another interesting project to today’s list of altcoins. The big news surrounding Hedera is its list of ETFs. There’s already one $HBAR ETF live. That’s the Canary spot ETF. However, there are no less than 14 other ETFs on the waiting list. We saw the addition of 2 new $HBAR referenced ETFs. The Canary $HBAR ETF is also seeing consecutive days of inflows.
So, in general, these ETFs have the potential to crank up the price for the $HBAR token. The current Canary ETF already locked in around 1% of all $HBAR tokens. With another 14 ETFs in the pipeline, that percentage could end up being much higher. This means that these $HBAR tokens are temporarily out of circulation. It also means that $HBAR becomes scarcer. Which, in turn, is good for $HBAR price development.
And there’s much more going on at Hedera. How about introducing Agentic DeFi? Through natural language, you can now buy, sell, and set conditional orders for Hedera tokens. You can use the Agent Hustle UI for this. For example, it opens up automated trading.
$HBAR already did a massive 8x during October last year. Can it repeat this with those new ETFs on the horizon? Let me know in the comments where you see the $HBAR price heading to.
With Stellar ($XLM) we’re moving into the realm of on-chain financial rails. And Stellar is also active in the RWA sector. Stellar was recently selected to tokenize debt financing for hybrid solar plus battery projects. These were Turbo Energy (a Nasdaq-listed solar/storage firm) and infrastructure provider Taurus. This started with a pilot in Spain.
This is a concrete example of building RWAs on Stellar, not just speculative promises. In this case, tokenized debt. This matters because it ties blockchain to physical infrastructure. Furthermore, regulated assets carry stronger fundamentals for value.
Stellar also recently announced integration with LayerZero Labs. This enables its network to connect to over 150 chains and 500 assets. Last month, this integration moved an astonishing $38 billion cross chain. Stellar isn’t just a single-chain solution. Instead, it is positioning itself as a glue layer in multichain value movement. It also takes full advantage of its low-fee architecture.
Jupiter ($JUP) is the top DeFi protocol on Solana and the last one of today’s altcoins. It has $3.1 billion in TVL. That’s almost 30% off Solana’s total TVL. And there’s a reason for this dominance. Jupiter keeps building and also has strong community support and involvement. So, let’s take a look at this.
In mid-October, Jupiter launched its Ultra V3 upgrade. It offers a new router, named Iris. With a meta-aggregation engine, it offers the best prices. It also offers better protection against sandwich attacks. Up to 34x better. A sandwich attack is a form of market manipulation in DeFi. Victims can suffer financial losses. In turn, this erodes trust in DeFi platforms. So, it enhances the user experience. This can work out positively for the $JUP price.
The Jupiter community took part in a governance vote about a token burn. There was an 86% approval for a burn of 130 million $JUP tokens. That’s around 4% of the circulating supply. This shows the strength of on-chain governance with strong community support. This in contrast to unilateral team action. It not only reduces future potential sell pressure. It also demonstrates alignment between token holders and protocol governance.
So, which is your favorite token and what price do you expect by year’s end for it? Let me know in the comments. Make sure to join our discussions on X and Discord.
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