Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy

Thu, May 29, 2025, 11:40 AM5 min read

There is no way around the fact that it can be tricky to navigate cryptocurrency, but despite what some experts may say, there could still be a bear case for Bitcoin buy and hold for the long term. However, there’s also a strong bull case for the short term, but the potential long-term gains seem to slightly edge out the short-term woes.

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This is because the bull thesis for buying or holding Bitcoin is logically supported in the longer term regarding the coin’s prospects. However, just because it is a more recognized name in the crypto game doesn’t mean it is the end-all be-all investment option in this market.

That being said, any crypto bull run triggers a lot of interest in altcoins, with investors looking for the next big thing. Whether Bitcoin’s rise will translate into a sustained surge for these smaller coins remains to be seen. Here’s a look at altcoins experts say could catch your investing interest.

Richard Gardner, CEO of Modulus, argued that altcoins are “a lot like microcap stocks.”

“There are going to be some winners that turn out to completely transform industries,” he said. “There will be others that continue to plod along. And many that will ultimately go belly up.”

According to Gardner, the problem with the term altcoin is that it doesn’t differentiate between coins with high market caps-such as Cardano and Solana, and those that are nothing more than what he deemed “scamcoins.”

“The best way to determine whether an altcoin can be trusted is to dig into the technical details. Determine whether the altcoin has real-world applications. It is important to do your due diligence,” he added.

Which ones could experience a surge?

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• Current Price: $176.44

• All-time high: $294.33 (Jan. 1, 2025)

• All-time low: $0.51 (May 11, 2020)

In this current cycle, SOL has benefited most from the rise in Bitcoin’s price, which has many suggesting that SOL will be the darling of this cycle the way ETH was the darling of the last, according to Frank Corva, digital assets analyst for Finder.

And other experts — such as Brian D. Evans, CEO and founder of BDE Ventures — echoed the sentiment, saying that Solana is garnering a lot of attention from the general public, particularly as the Solana blockchain is performing, and there are a huge number of users and applications gravitating to it.