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The bullish sentiment surrounding the crypto market has reached a fever pitch with the start of the fourth quarter today.
Investors are gearing up for a parabolic ‘Uptober’ rally, as indicated by a recent CoinGecko survey in which over 70% of participants are expecting a bullish October.
Bitcoin has already posted its best-ever September performance, owing to a favourable macroeconomic outlook, rising global liquidity, and increasing spot Bitcoin ETF.
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10 Best Crypto To Buy For Uptober
Sidelined investors may have mere days left to position themselves for the Uptober bull run and avoid leaving substantial profits on the table. Meme coins are already front-running the bull market, with Dogwifhat, Bonk and Pepe up nearly 40% over the past week.
Experts are advising investors not to complicate their investment strategy. A diversified portfolio – including large-cap Layer-1 coins as well as mid-cap and low-cap meme tokens – is ideal for maximizing returns.
In this article, we list the 10 best crypto to buy before the start of the Uptober bull run.
Bitcoin (BTC)
The largest cryptocurrency is still one of the best tokens to buy for the next bull run.
Unlike most meme coins, Bitcoin is an excellent long-term investment.
There is a reason why BlackRock now has nearly $22 billion worth of BTC and its CEO Larry Fink is sounding like MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor. In fact, BlackRock published a bull thesis for Bitcoin in September, calling it “a unique diversifier”.
Asset management firm VanEck is also mega-bullish on BTC in the long term, expecting it to reach $2.9 million by 2050.
The Bitcoin price is currently trading at $63,600. Despite the choppy price action to start the month, analysts believe that it will soon breach the $66k resistance, paving the way for a new all-time high. There is also growing consensus that BTC will hit triple digits this bull cycle.
XRP (XRP)
XRP was largely sidelined during this year’s first-quarter bull run. However, several indicators suggest that it won’t be the case in the Uptober bull run.
The XRP price has breached a 3.5-year downtrend and is now poised to reach $1 in the coming weeks. Prominent investor Daan Crypto Trades expects the token to fill the ‘SEC victory candle’ following its breakout above the multi-year resistance.
The XRP price is currently trading at $0.628. A flip of the $0.66 resistance will pave the way for new yearly highs.
As such, XRP is one of the most undervalued altcoins in the market. It is currently trading 83% below its all-time high. However, recent performance suggests that it could create a new high in 2025, making it one of the best crypto to buy now.
Sui (SUI)
Smart money investors are advising not to underestimate Sui’s upside potential.
The Layer-1 token is up by 18% over the past week and is now the 20th largest cryptocurrency after Tuesday’s 10% candle, data from CoinMarketCap reveals.
A recent K33 Research report also revealed that Sui could emerge as the “fiercest competitor to Solana”. Indeed, it has been climbing up the ranks of top DeFi chains, ranking 6th in terms of 24-hour volume on Monday.
Notably, the Sui Network also saw the highest one-month growth of any chain.
There is a sharp uptick in bullish sentiment surrounding the SUI coin, with some prominent investors expecting to still offer 20x returns in the coming bull run.
EigenLayer (EIGEN)
EigenLayer’s EIGEN token has quickly emerged as one of the best cryptocurrencies to buy now after debuting at a $6.4 billion fully diluted valuation and its Binance spot listing.
EigenLayer – a re-staking protocol built on Ethereum – labels EIGEN as a ‘Universal Intersubjective Work Token’, claiming that it will solve universality, isolation, metering and compensation. The jury is still out on these claims, especially considering EigenLayer’s TVL has decreased by 50% since June.
However, the EIGEN coin’s performance has impressed investors. The token price is up by 3% today, despite several airdrop participants selling their holdings, which is an excellent sign for its long-term upside potential.
Bonk (BONK)
Bonk could be replacing Pepe as the meme coin sector’s top performer.
The top Bybit trader Bluntz highlights that Bonk is currently outperforming Pepe, with the BONK/PEPE chart forming a higher-low structure.
Indeed, the Bonk coin has posted higher gains as compared to Pepe and Dogwifhat this week and is up by 40%. It also has a lower market capitalization than them, which could mean higher upside potential.
Indeed, there is growing speculation that Bonk could reach a market capitalization of over $10 billion in the coming bull run. After all, it is one of the few cryptocurrencies that is live on both Binance and Coinbase.
Moo Deng (MOODENG)
Viral clips of adorable baby hippopotamus Moo Deng have been doing the rounds on social media. It was only a matter of time before it had a viral meme coin named after it.
Indeed, the Moo Deng coin on Solana reached a peak market capitalization of $338 million last week.
MOODENG is down 44% from its all-time high and smart money investors aren’t even batting an eye. For instance, Arkham Intelligence reveals that a trader invested $800 early in the coin and had an unrealized profit of $10 million at one point.
Even though his position is now down considerably, the diamond-handed investor is not dumping his Moo Deng holdings. And he may well be rewarded for his conviction.
For one, the Moo Deng craze isn’t slowing down. The tiny hippo was recently featured on Saturday Night Live. Secondly, top-tier exchanges have now started to list the meme coin, with Bybit being the latest to join the list.
MAGA (TRUMP)
The US Presidential election is now a little over a month away and the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris can only be defined as a ‘toss-up’.
Recent New York Times/Sienna polls suggest that Trump is outperforming Harris in the ‘Sunbelt’ region, which could win him the election.
Considering Donald Trump’s vociferous support of the crypto industry, the PolitiFi theme shouldn’t be underestimated.
Indeed, the TRUMP coin is up nearly 80% over the past week.
Considering that MAGA is still trading 80% below its all-time high and is highly undervalued, experts are including it in their list of best crypto to buy before the November elections.
Pepe Unchained (PEPU)
Pepe Unchained (PEPU) has been one of the hottest presale performers of 2024 and is the first low-cap meme coin on our list of best cryptocurrencies to buy.
PEPU has already raised nearly $17 million in presale funding, giving just a glimpse of its high upside potential.
As such, Pepe Unchained isn’t a run-of-the-mill meme coin. It is introducing a cutting-edge ecosystem, featuring a native Layer-2 scaling solution, block explorer, a custom DEX and even developer grants.
PEPU holders can take advantage of low trading costs, instant transactions and high staking rewards.
It is no surprise that analysts are bullish on Pepe Unchained, with some calling it the next 100x crypto.
Crypto All-Stars (STARS)
Crypto All-Stars (STARS) is another low-cap gem that is seeing strong demand in its presale.
STARS has already raised nearly $2 million in its ICO, thanks to MemeVault, a multi-chain staking model.
Meme coin staking has emerged as the latest meta in the crypto market. However, Crypto All-Stars is taking it a step further, with its MemeVault set to accept 11 top meme coins – including Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Pepe.
The STARS stakers will receive thrice the staking rewards. In fact, presale buyers can already start to earn passive income with a secondary staking model which is currently offering an APY of over 780%.
Similar to PEPU, analysts are backing Crypto All-Stars as the next 100x meme coin, especially considering its low market capitalization.
Flockerz (FLOCK)
Flockerz (FLOCK) rounds up our list of best crypto to buy for the next bull run.
The self-proclaimed ‘people’s meme coin’ is creating quite a buzz, thanks to its unique vote-to-earn mechanism.
Indeed, FLOCK holders will be members of the Flocktopia DAO and can vote to decide the direction of the project while also earning monetary rewards for it.
$FLOCK presale buyers can also stake their coins and earn an APY of over 7000%.
Despite being a new meme coin, Flockerz is already in high demand and is nearing the $400k mark in its presale on the flockerz.com site.
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