Grayscale, a cryptocurrency asset management company, updated its report yesterday (30) on the top 20 tokens it believes have significant growth potential in the first quarter of 2025, including BTC, ETH, SOL, LINK, SUI, UNI, HYPE, AAVE, TAO, ENA, and others. (Background: Year-End Forecast: 4 Markets and 11 Opportunities for 2025) (Context: Are altcoins a hidden gem? Grayscale's holdings have averaged over 200% growth in the past month.) Digital asset management firm Grayscale stated yesterday (30) that as 2024 is coming to an end, Grayscale has updated its list of the TOP 20 digital assets for Q1 2025, believing these 20 major cryptocurrencies may show tremendous growth potential in the first quarter of the new year: Every quarter, the Grayscale research team analyzes hundreds of digital assets, and Grayscale lists the TOP 20 assets in the cryptocurrency space, representing a diversified portfolio. We believe these assets have significant growth potential in the upcoming quarter. Grayscale's 2025 Q1 TOP 20 cryptocurrencies According to the Grayscale report, the areas and tracks they focused on when selecting these cryptocurrencies are: Cryptocurrencies benefiting from favorable outcomes of the U.S. elections, particularly in the DeFi and staking sectors; AI and AI Agents; Solana ecosystem. Based on these considerations, Grayscale has listed the following assets as the TOP 20 cryptocurrencies for the first quarter of 2025: BTC, ETH, SOL, LINK, SUI, UNI, HYPE, AAVE, TAO, ENA, OP, VIRTUAL, LDO, HNT, AR, JUP, AERO, AKT, JTO, GRASS. It is worth mentioning that the following six projects are cryptocurrencies newly added to Grayscale's list: HYPE (Hyperliquid): A Layer 1 blockchain aimed at supporting on-chain financial applications, primarily focused on a perpetual contract decentralized exchange (DEX). ENA (Ethena): A decentralized stablecoin protocol, with its main product being the synthetic dollar stablecoin USDe. VIRTUAL (Virtual Protocol): An AI Agent issuance platform on Ethereum's L2 network Base chain. JUP (Jupiter): A decentralized exchange on Solana. JTO (Jito): A liquidity staking platform on Solana. GRASS (Grass): A decentralized network resource sharing and redistribution platform. Source of the image: Grayscale. How did Grayscale's cryptocurrency fund perform? According to TechFlow's data compiled earlier this month, the assets in Grayscale's cryptocurrency portfolio had an average increase of up to 125% over the month ending December 4, with the largest gains including XLM (up 456% in a single month) and XRP (up 402.7% in a single month), while the smallest gain was for TAO, which still saw an increase of 43.2% in a month. Additionally, it is worth mentioning that in Grayscale's latest 2025 Q1 TOP 20 list, tokens such as LINK, AAVE, ENA are also key holdings in President Trump's related cryptocurrency project WLFI, and it also includes some tokens from the COIN50 index of the U.S. listed exchange Coinbase. Therefore, some internet users commented that these tokens are "carefully selected by Grayscale, carefully selected by Trump, and carefully selected by Coinbase; for retail investors who don't know what to buy, there's no need to choose themselves, just follow and buy." The blockchain community reminds that the current market is highly volatile, so please be cautious of risks before investing. Related reports: U.S. unemployment rate promotes a rate cut in December! Grayscale predicts: Cryptocurrency gains will continue into 2025. What cryptocurrency assets is Grayscale betting on recently? Grayscale report: Why can cryptocurrencies help AI technology get on the right path? "Grayscale reveals: The 20 cryptocurrencies most favored in the first quarter of 2025, with a focus on DeFi, AI Agents, and the Solana ecosystem" This article was first published in BlockTempo (the most influential blockchain news media).

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