Currently, altcoins can be divided into 8 categories.

1. High liquidity altcoins: ETH, SOL, BNB, XRP, TRX, DOGE, ADA.
This category of altcoins is suitable for assessing the market phase, not necessarily for profit-making, unless you have a very large capital scale.
2. On-chain capital flow types: AAVE, HYPE, UNI, PENDLE, JUP, GMX, AERO, LDO, SKY.
Corresponding to representative coins for a type of income, transaction fees, trading volume, or protocol control, belonging to the blue-chip of retail investors.
3. New public chains and high FDV infrastructure: SUI, APT, TIA, SEI, ARB, OP, STRK, MANTA, ZK, BLAST, possibly including the MONAD ecosystem.
Owning luxurious funding sources and strong technological stories, token issuance is immediately listed on top exchanges, representing new technologies like beautiful TPS, and is also the most easily deceived coin type.
4. AI + DePIN category: TAO, RENDER, AKT, FET/ASI, IO, AR, FIL, ICP.
Currently the most loved field by retail investors, belonging to the premium part of the AI story in the crypto market.
5. RWA and stablecoin finance category: ONDO, ENA, SKY, CFG, PAXG, LINK.
The story of organizations, suitable for large cycle players, but not every coin can capture benefits from RWA.
6. Meme and attention assets: dogecoin:native, SHIB, PEPE, WIF, BONK, FLOKI, ecosystem related to PUMP.
A microscope of market emotions, relying on MEME and animal coins to assess whether altcoins are at the bull peak.
7. Gaming, SocialFi, and consumer applications: IMX, RON, GALA, SAND, MANA, FRIEND category, Farcaster/Base ecosystem coins, these are currently only suitable for speculation.