Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of "The Path to Altcoin Season" so you know when and where to put your money! 💡
1️⃣ Genesis Phase (Bitcoin Dominance) 📈
🔹 Bitcoin bounces from key support levels and takes the spotlight.🔹 Money flows into Bitcoin first, as the market begins to recover.🔹 Altcoins stay quiet during this phase. Don’t rush into them yet!
2️⃣ The Belief Rally (Bitcoin Consolidates) 💪
🔹 Bitcoin breaks major resistance, and sentiment begins to shift.🔹 Altcoin frontrunners (large-cap altcoins) start outperforming Bitcoin.🔹 Bears start exiting, while market makers position for liquidity grabs.🔹 Example: Ethereum often moves right after Bitcoin shows signs of stabilization.
3️⃣ FOMO Phase (Altcoins Begin Exploding) 🚀
🔹 Bitcoin smashes new all-time highs, drawing massive attention to the market.🔹 Altcoins gain traction, with mid-cap projects outperforming.🔹 Retail FOMO kicks in—projects with strong narratives or hype start surging.🔹 Look for coins with solid fundamentals or trending use cases.
4️⃣ Euphoria Phase (Altcoin Mania) 🐸💸
🔹 Your friends and family start asking you about crypto for the first time.🔹 Random unknown tokens pump by 1,000% in a day.🔹 Everyone is glued to their charts, trading 24/7.🔹 Big Tip: This is the peak risk period. Start taking profits as euphoria builds!
5️⃣ The End (Market Collapse) 📉
🔹 Most people ignore sell signals, believing the market will go up forever.🔹 Scams and rug pulls become rampant as low-quality projects collapse.🔹 Bitcoin dominance starts rising again, signaling a reset of the cycle.🔹 “Smart money” has already exited, leaving retail traders with heavy losses.
🛠 How to Use This Guide Effectively
Focus on Bitcoin first: Wait for BTC to establish a strong trend before entering altcoins.Watch Ethereum closely: It’s often the frontrunner for altcoin momentum.Take profits gradually: Don’t get caught holding bags when the cycle reverses.Avoid Sh*tcoins at the peak: The end of the cycle is when most scams occur.
💡 Pro Tip: Follow money flow in this order:
Bitcoin → Frontrunners → Ethereum → Altcoins with narratives → Sh*tcoins.
💬 Share this guide with fellow traders! The next Altcoin Season could make or break your portfolio!

Let's cut through the BS with hard facts: 🧵

ETH= 119 TPS with 50k+ nodes
SOL= 10k+ TPS with 1.4k nodes
ADA= 18 TPS with 2k nodes
SUI= 10k+ TPS with 100 nodes
NEAR= 100k+ TPS with 238 nodes
APT= 10k+ TPS with 151 nodes
ALGO= 10k+ TPS with 1.5k nodes
EGLD= 100k+ TPS with 3k nodes

(TPS = Capacity) (Nodes = Decentralization)

Capacity/Decentralization = Scalability!

This is all of course a gross oversimplification, as there are far more metrics to take into account & many more devils in the details. However, these are still incredibly important metrics on their own & should not be underestimated!

Methodology:

When it comes to the number of nodes I was specifically referring to native-delegated & solo validators (block producers). I did make an exception with Rocket Pool, EtherFi & others in ETH's case as these do achieve a form of trustless delegation equivalent to native delegation. I did however reduce these numbers significantly again to reflect the positive skew due to ETH having a maximum ETH limit per validator

When it comes to TPS; I was specifically referring to the Max Theoretical Transaction Per Second for basic 1 to 1 value transfers

I also rounded the TPS figures down to the extreme, SOL is really capable of 20k+ & EGLD of 200k+ for instance.

But for simplicity's sake, I put them into general categories. So chains utilizing parallelization are in the 10k+ TPS range & chains utilizing sharding are in the 100K+ TPS range (this is assuming more shards can be deployed to meet demand in the latter case)

For any chain that does not deploy advanced on-chain scaling techniques, I give an exact TPS figure, as there are hard limits that can be easily calculated like in ETH (gas limit) & ADA (block size limit) respectively

My Picks, Deal With It:

Instead of strictly following market capitalization as I usually do for such lists & following specific rules for inclusion. I just included whatever I wanted to...

Because I will be accused of being a paid shill no matter what I do at this point while also facing extreme toxicity for telling everyone about these basic truths

That is why I only included what I thought was interesting & whatever happened to fit within the X-character limit, as most people do not read the body of the text, only the start

However, I did exclude modular chains & non-smart contract-capable chains if that makes you feel better. It is also highly likely that some of you will still think it is a grand conspiracy against your obscure chain because the tech is just so good... The tribalism, cope & delusion have become so ridiculous for some

Honorable Mentions:

I usually exclude ALGO from such lists due to the issue with its centralized relay nodes, but considering they are very close to fixing that issue, I thought I could make an exception here... As I decided to be less "strict" when making such lists. If you all hate this new approach let me know!

Another important metric I excluded here was speed, as that is currently the big trade-off with the parallelized chains in the 10k+ range & the sharded chains in the 100k+ range (sharded chains are slower)

You might also notice there is very little correlation between the number of nodes & TPS. That is because many aspects of the blockchain trilemma have been effectively solved & the trade-offs in the design space are focusing more on other metrics now. The economic & consensus design ends up having a far greater impact on node counts for instance, at least compared to the total capacity of these chains

Conclusion:

Shoutout to ETH for having the most nodes & EGLD for having the highest capacity! 🏆

I can also give your chain a shout in the comments by quoting the TPS & validator figures as a reply, if they are something to be proud of, I will be happy to help promote it!

We should all strive to increase these figures & praise those who push the boundaries of innovation. The goal is to maximize freedom (decentralization) for as many people as possible (scalability)

As cryptocurrency is useless without capacity & pointless without decentralization! 🔥