Top 10 crypto projects experts are watching in Q4 2021
Ewa from Experty
1 October 2021
Nowadays it's extremely difficult to know which crypto project to observe and invest in when there are so many choices on the market. You may ask questions or conduct research on the internet, but you'll have to spend a lot of time and energy doing so, and without a really extensive experience, it can be risky to distinguish between good legit projects and fake pumped scams.
We inquired about the undervalued coins that are worth observing in the incoming Q4. Based on industry specialists' votes, we gathered a large number of coins and tokens with growth potential that can surprise the market. We collected the most recurring answers, compared the results, and produced a report on the top 10 crypto projects to watch in Q4 2021 after gathering thousands of responses.
A percentage distribution of users’ votes on the most recurring projects.
Why do exactly those projects rank so highly? Industry specialists considered factors like transaction speed, fees, and security in their decisions. Also, they took into account elements such as potential growth, marketing, development according to the roadmap and community. We'd propose to take the time to read through the comments below to further explore the details.
1. Solana
One of the advantages of Solana (SOL) is that it can process 50,000 TPS (transactions per second) transactions and 400ms Block Times. The primary purpose of Solana's creation was to show that there is a possibility of a series of software algorithms that use combinations to build a blockchain. Thus, Solana allows transaction throughput to be scaled proportionally to the network bandwidth, satisfying all blockchain properties: scalability, security, and decentralization. In addition, the system is capable of supporting 710,000 TPS on a standard gigabit network and 28.4 million TPS on a 40-gigabit network.
Solana is the fastest blockchain in the world and the fastest-growing ecosystem in crypto, with over 400 projects spanning DeFi, NFTs, Web3, and more. Solana is known in the cryptocurrency space because of the incredibly short processing times the blockchain offers. Solana's hybrid protocol allows for significantly decreased validation times for both transaction and smart contract execution. With lightning-fast processing times, Solana has attracted a lot of institutional interest as well.
Solana is a fast programmable blockchain that runs various decentralized applications. Solana is one of the fastest programmable blockchains in crypto right now.
Solana is a new generation blockchain project based on open source that seeks to drive the development of next-generation DApps. Solana (SOL) aims to offer a highly scalable, secure, and decentralized platform as possible. You also want to have potentially thousands of nodes without the need for expensive, power-hungry hardware. The project I like the most about Solana is Arweave: It is a decentralized data storage protocol that offers permanent and redundant file storage.
Solana has a larger theoretical throughput — meaning it can handle more transactions per second than Ethereum — so the fees are currently extremely low, typically costing 0.000005 SOL, or about $0.001.
Solana is the newest but the fastest blockchain of Top10 blockchains in the world and has the fastest-growing ecosystem in crypto, with already over 400 projects, including DeFi, NFTs, and Web3. Solana offers the lowest fees of $0.00025 per transaction and is currently ranked 7th on CMC. I predict it will be 3rd after ETH by the end of 2021 and will become the Epic and preferred blockchain in 2022. It is the rising star the crypto world has been waiting for.
Solana is the fastest blockchain in the world and the fastest-growing ecosystem in crypto, but for me, the main reason why Solana has attracted so much attention is because of the network's entry into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which can be anything digital such as art or music that are sold with tech.
Simple. Solana chain can 50k transactions per second. It's fcn insane!
Solana! It's a great project. I am a supporter because of its two use cases: NFTs and DeFi. For a new blockchain, it has been adopted by NFT artists as a platform for expressing their art and creativity. Definitely, NFTs can change the world, but with the Ethereum blockchain, there has been a big issue about network fees! On the other hand, Solana has low network fees, thus making it convenient and affordable for NFT artists to use the platform for their creativity. As for DeFi, Solana comes built-in with Serum DEX, which allows the setting up liquidity pools easily. New tokens can be launched on the platform effortlessly. Although this may eventually become cluttered, for now, in the early days, it means there is a lot of innovation in the space. In conclusion, Solana has a solid code base, and it is ideal for the two hottest use cases, NFTs and DeFi, because of the programmability of the platform. I hope that Solana will continue to do well.
Solana is the promising future innovation after Ethereum. It has lower gas fees, is capable of thousands of transactions per second, and has a lot of Dapps. So Ethereum was a great innovation; now Solana will beat this.
2. Cardano
Why have I chosen Cardano as one of my favorites projects? - Long-term investment due to its features, the value ADA, the coin of Cardano blockchain, is very likely to increase significantly by 2025. - Cardano can bring financial and social disruption. One of them is identity. Five million Ethiopian students are going to get their digital ID on Cardano. Today they have none. And identity is needed for all kinds of services included financial services. - Furthermore, one can already enjoy awesome projects. Have a look here https://developers.cardano.org/showcase - and finally, NFT are available at affordable prices.
The Cardano team is experienced and takes its time. They are slowly but steadily developing their code and community, creating a next-generation Ethereum. While EOS, TRON, and others jumped right into PROD, Cardano was more patient - patience sometimes is key to success!
Based on historical price action, Cardano has been a great investment. The digital asset has received a ton of hype so far in 2021, and many fans hail it as the Ethereum-killer.
Cardano is set up to be the most secure altcoin through true decentralization.
It is enabling smart contracts, staking rewards and seems to replace Ethereum long term.
ADA is a public blockchain platform, open-source and decentralized, with consensus achieved using proof of stake, billed as a third-generation blockchain.
It's a truly decentralized blockchain with features carefully and properly designed before release. With the smart contract release, it is growing tremendously. It focuses on the world's regions where blockchain is still in the back seat, especially Africa.
Cardano aims to create a blockchain that can perform much better than older blockchains like Ethereum, meaning that it should process more, cheaper and faster transactions.
Currently, Cardano is getting ready to deploy the smart contracts in the Alonzo Fork, bringing the network closer to its full capabilities and goals, also marking the end of the Shelley era on its roadmap and the beginning of the Goguen era. The fork currently on testnet is scheduled to be realized to the public in this third quarter. This major fork will pave the way for decentralized apps to deploy smart contracts onto the network, build the Cardano ecosystem. As an important milestone and significant step, dapps will start to develop; combined with Cardano's impressive current momentum, it will be an important developing ecosystem to keep an eye on.
The difference between Ethereum and Cardano is many, but the pre-mine is the best example. The world needs a decentralized way of transacting currency and a CEO that doesn't have a way to turn on or off the project. Ethereum had a huge pre-mine for insiders, and Vitalik has already sold about 30% of his holdings. The SEC is going to go after most Altcoins and will most likely target Ethereum for many reasons. I believe Roger at Cardano is a little more honorable than Vitalik at Ethereum and knows all the mistakes he has made. He will make a very positive impact on the way to transact the crypto world of Defi especially and will be the better alternative to Ethereum.
3. Polygon
Matic Blockchain has higher potential because of the possibilities it can do. Comparing to Ethereum and BSC, Matic's speed of transaction and scalability is really high. Matic hasn't started its run yet and still lacks a number of projects on the platform. Because of this, this is the right time for any developer to enter into Matic and kickstart the project. Coming to the coin, it is still underpriced, and now is the best time to buy and hold for future gas usage.
The Polygon project is one of the latest attempts at blockchain interoperability and scaling and is designed to address some of the perceived limitations of interoperability projects such as Polkadot and Cosmos. Firstly, it is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine, which makes it approachable to those who are used to building applications on Ethereum and programming on Solidity; its rival, Cosmos, uses a WASM-based virtual machine. On the other hand, Polygon's shared security model is completely optional; sovereign platforms do not need to sacrifice any independence or flexibility for the sake of added security if it is not needed. It also claims to be flexible enough to incorporate any scalability solution — beyond the current Plasma chain, ZK-rollups, and planned optimistic rollups.
Matic was fluctuating during the Dip market, but I think there's a bigger future for this cryptocurrency since its price never went down below the $1 mark and, on average, was estimated to be within the range of 1.09$. I definitely think that this cryptocurrency is worth buying more!
Matic Network is a good project. Sometimes the easiest way to understand a project is to ask what problem it's trying to solve. In the case of MATIC, it solves some of the issues Ethereum faces with scalability and high transaction fees. It can be staked to earn interest as well.
Big T, the number most trusted crypto expert on the planet, recommended this coin and five others. I pay a lot of money for his hard work, and he has been correct on 22 straight coins/projects. He even revealed what his number one indicator is, and it's very simple, usage steadily increasing over time. NFT's are a massive phenomenon too, even Tiger Woods is involved. Bid cities like Miami are releasing their own ecoins. The future rests in the young folks under 30. Every young person I talk to knows all about the crypto universe. It's their language, their technology, and their future. They all have accounts and buy, sell, and trade. It's like a huge locomotive, rolling down the track, picking up steam or gas along the way. If you don't either stay ahead or at least get on board, then you get left behind! Or worse, get run over! Yykes! Who wants to get flattened by a train? No me! I may be 72+, but I ain't stupid! LOL!
Polygon solves pain points associated with Blockchains, like high gas fees and slow speeds.
MATIC is used by people to transfer their crypto funds over the Ethereum network, at very little fees and at very high speeds. In contrast, transferring crypto directly through the Ethereum network takes a long time, and the fees are quite expensive as the Ethereum network is usually at its peak. MATIC provides a simple way for people to transfer their crypto assets on the Ethereum chain without worrying about the long transfer times or expensive transfer fees. So, when the price of Ethereum rises and the Ethereum network becomes more congested, people switch to Matic; that is why I have chosen Matic Network.
Polygon is a web 3.0 scaling solution to Ethereum, which makes it very important for Ethereum because Ethereum has not been working on scaling until Polygon came over and solved the issue. It is getting widely adopted, and day by day, active users are increasing exponentially on its network.
Matic is a POS chain. 12% of the total circulating supply is reserved for staking rewards. Currently, we are in our Incentivized testnet event, Counter Stake. Once our network goes live, we are expecting 20% APR in staking rewards with a 30% bonding rate of circulating supply.
One of the first products Polygon has offered is called a sidechain. A sidechain connects to a blockchain and helps it perform better. Transactions process much more quickly and have lower fees. Polygon has been developed for use with the Ethereum blockchain, but that doesn't mean it's limited to Ethereum. Its sidechains can work with all blockchain technology.
4. Avalanche
Lesser gas fees, scalability, and programmability are some of the reasons why I chose this coin as a favorite for Q4.
Avalanche is an exciting project that tackles a significant portion of the issues major defi cryptocurrencies are facing: Speed and scalability. With an under 1 second finalization of smart contracts, it has already achieved what major DeFi coins like Ethereum and Cardano still lack.
Solid fundamentals and the CEO is a genius.
The Avalanche Ecosystem being closely related to the Ethereum chain is able to bring some of the most interesting Defi applications with cheaper fees and faster transaction time with a good TVL in the ecosystem. This and more make the chain quite interesting to try out.
Avalanche is one of the best projects where we can trade cheaply and quickly, even 0.5-sec finality. The support of the Ethereum Virtual Machine makes it very easy for developers to migrate from Ethereum to Avalanche without changing the code much. Coupled with a subnetwork where other blockchains (eg, Dogecoin, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others) can also be integrated directly into the avalanche system. This is a big change to help scale legacy blockchains at a low cost instead of having to build layer 2.
Avalanche was founded by Emin Gun Sirer, a genius researcher of Bitcoin. For that reason, the project is solid. The team is made up of academics and experts in blockchain and other fields. There is also a huge incentive program of about $180 million to help grow the ecosystem. Avalanche was built for DeFi projects, with the goal of the fastest time to the finality of settlement. The project has a different way of managing funds. Every wallet has three chains - the P-chain, X-chain, and C-chain. For some people, this might be confusing, but for those who know, it means that you can keep your funds on a certain chain for staking, where it is more secure, and use your funds on another chain for interacting with Dapps. This ensures the security of the funds. I am bullish and invested in Avalanche. Avalanche has also attracted funding from investment companies, which signifies that Avalanche has the long-term potential to grow. However, its fees may be expensive in the long term and follow the path of Ethereum's gas woes. I think in time, there will be Layer 2 projects coming to Avalanche, and I'm looking forward to it.
5. Polkadot
Polkadot is not a stable coin, just like Tether, and this actually provides a chance for the coin to fluctuate and yield positive returns amidst the bullish run! So Polkadot, with time, has gotten over 26 billion people on the network, and I think with time, Polkadot is going to overthrow Ethereum.
Polkadot coin seeks to incentivize a global network of computers to operate a blockchain whereby users can launch and operate their own blockchain on top of it. Its user-created network called para chain makes it a personal favorite for me as it's more secure when dealing with the transaction aspect and its efficiency.
Polkadot is creating a unique way of using cross-chain transactions.
Polkadot is a really complex project which is quite challenging to describe. It is a multi-chain application environment that enables cross-chain interoperability. Polkadot allows different blockchains to communicate actual data, for example, to send tokens across blockchains. It is a project by the Web3 Foundation. From my point of view, it is probably one of the most interesting projects in a long-term perspective as it is going to drastically improve interoperability (which is a miss in the blockchains technologies).
Polkadot is a fundamentally new product that has not had any analogues yet. The technology implemented in Polkadot is able to combine all existing blockchains into one ecosystem. Many consider Polkadot to be Ethereum's rival.
Polkadot is a base for collecting all the blockchains; the token DOT is used for the staking for the process of adding the new blockchain. It is often referred to as a blockchain of blockchains.
Polkadot launching the Genesis block of its network just last year, the project has since gone from strength to strength. Recently, Polkadot's native DOT token has surged to establish Polkadot as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.
Polkadot is a next-generation blockchain protocol connecting multiple specialized blockchains into one unified network. Designed as part of a broad vision for a web that returns control to individuals over internet monopolies, Polkadot builds on the revolutionary promise of previous blockchain networks while offering several fundamental advantages.
6. Fantom
Definitely, it has own blockchain with a price around $1 per coin right now, a lot of token and DEX built using FTM Blockchain and it will increase the value of FTM Coin itself in the near future, low fees, and fast transaction, also Fantom is the first aBFT consensus platform that allows DeFi stacking and Fantom using the main system that called DAG Technology.
Fantom is focused on speed, security, and scalability and is doing a great job so far. Perfect for the DeFi area of industry.
Basically, Fantom wants to be the "nervous system for smart cities" by creating a smart contract platform. Transactions on Fantom are cheap, nearly at zero cost. It is scalable, and transactions are fast validated (something like 4500 transactions per second, they will work to improve this). Today, Fantom has focused on DeFi and enterprise solutions relating to supply chain tracking, healthcare, tokenized assets, and central bank digital currencies. It's begun hosting many of the most popular DeFi protocols. Fantom attracts the attention of foreign governments (institution attractive), which is something really bullish for me.
Key things about Fantom are speed, scalability, and EVM support. The inclusion of a multi-chain bridge and super aggressive marketing point to a strong upward adoption curve.
Since the launch of their project, the only thing that got me was their own virtual machine besides the EVM they already rely on. Ofc it's going to be the same, but that's an Ethereum technology & has many redundancies in it, & since the launch of the Ethereum, they still haven't been able to make it scalable; rather, it only took a fall by the day. By increasing the number of transactions, their finality rate started to go up, & not to mention the fees. But what amazes me is the Fantom is making theirs on virtual machines that'll leave out all the bad factors from Ethereum & will become truly scalable if they do what they say about it. I'm just totally rational about blockchain technology; every one of them has their setbacks & benefits the ecosystem in their own way. & Fantom is just starting their journey to the same era; that's why I'm betting on it.
Fantom is excelled with a new project that supports EVM; the fee is cheap, the market cap is small, so a new project in Fantom or the Fantom itself can make it possible to create bubbles.
7. Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB) is a token that aspires to be an Ethereum-based alternative to Dogecoin (DOGE), the popular memecoin. The Shiba Inu Token ecosystem supports projects such as an NFT art incubator and the development of a decentralized exchange called Shibaswap. I chose SHIBA INU because I have already invested in it due to the expected growth I am looking forward to seeing in 2022 and beyond. I will buy more SHIBA INUs as they progress.
Except for the Fact that Shiba Inu is the token that has the biggest donation ever made to Indian Covid by Mr. Vitalik, it serves its purpose - and still does for the community. Shiba swap now has a lot to offer to users, from meme token to being a Covid Patients hope is amazing. Shiba is one of the hidden Gem waiting to be discovered, and I am a proud holder of this token. Hoping one day they will do a Buy Back and Burn process to lessen the total supply. Half of it was burnt by Mr. Vitalik, by the way.
Shiba Inu (柴犬) is a Japanese term for a breed of dog; it is the dog that is depicted in Dogecoin's symbol, which itself was originally a joke cryptocurrency based on the Doge meme. Shiba Inu was created in August 2020, modeled off Dogecoin, another cryptocurrency, by the anonymous founder known as "Ryoshi". On May 13th, Vitalik Buterin donated more than 50 trillion SHIB (worth over $1 billion at the time) to the India COVID-Crypto Relief Fund.
I've missed an opportunity from Dogecoin once. And I will never miss the opportunity to become a millionaire with SHIBA INU, the Doge killer. I do everything I can to get as many owners of SHIBA INU as possible. However, it is not yet available on the trading board in Thailand.
Shiba Inu is so promising through their whitepaper. Also, the protocol it runs on is one that's quite reliable.
8. PancakeSwap
Pancakeswap is on the BSC network, and their staking program makes it more attractive 🤑 I'm earning daily basis income…
Pancakeswap is a "dapp" or decentralized application on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) that has all kinds of financial tools. It is primarily a trading platform, can be used to swap for tons of other tokens; it's the first stop for anyone getting into the BSC and trying to acquire most other tokens. It also offers staking/liquidity rewards in CAKE, has a deflationary burning mechanism that raises the value over time despite infinite supply. The CAKE governance token allows holders to vote on proposals; there is also a lottery function and now a prediction/gambling feature.
PancakeSwap has farming and staking. Buy CAKE, farm, or stake that CAKE for more CAKE or new projects on the Binance Smart Chain; I think it's the best project so far. It's easy. It's fast. It's cheap.
Pancakeswap is a DeFi project based on the bep20 network; it has a great exchange with a good community. If a project is launched on this platform, it will good a long way because of a large community.
I chose PancakeSwap because it's a trustworthy project with already given proof! It has many ways to earn through liquidity and staking. It moved trillions and has a very strong team, community, and strong projects to invest in.
I have always liked Binance projects, Pancake could not be the exception, in case I have in POOL, almost 600 Pancakes staking and every time I can buy more, despite my limitations of being in the US, security, speed, solidity and above all transparency are things that matter to me in projects like the one I name.
It's a promising AMM launched in 2020 by Binance. I was with them from the start and saw a lot of challenges by the dev team until they reached what they have today. To become one of the most powerful dexes around crypto ain't an easy task, especially if you are competing with Uniswap - the best dex on eth so far. But they had the advantage of low fees because Binance Smart Chain has very low transaction fees that attract most retail investors.
9. Uniswap
I choose this project because of its versatility - it's a way of being able to pool and stake.
There are many benefits of using Uniswap over traditional cryptocurrency exchanges. Investors who use Uniswap can swap their cryptocurrencies directly from their Ethereum wallets, so there's no need for the exchange to have custody over their funds. This significantly lowers the risk of being hacked, adding a layer of security that centralized exchanges can't achieve.
Uniswap is a protocol on Ethereum for swapping ERC20 tokens. Unlike most exchanges, which are designed to take fees, Uniswap is designed to function as a public good—a tool for the community to trade tokens without platform fees or middlemen. Also, unlike most exchanges, which match buyers and sellers to determine prices and execute trades, Uniswap uses a simple math equation and pools of tokens and ETH to do the same job.
Currently, cryptocurrency exchanges (Decentralized Exchange; DEX) are increasingly popular among crypto traders. One of the projects that is currently popular is Uniswap with UNI tokens. There are so many decentralized finance projects that cryptocurrencies manage services for their users. Uniswap is now offering the latest technology that can provide solutions for a decentralized financial system. Uniswap users can earn profits simply by storing their crypto assets on the Uniswap network.
With a tentative deployment date set for May 5, 2021, the third iteration of the Uniswap decentralized exchange is one of the most hype projects in the crypto space. Its latest features offer more flexibility to its users to take advantage of earning strategies. Uniswap is one of the core products of the DeFi ecosystem, which is a decentralized exchange, or DEX. Uniswap itself has become a hot topic in the crypto asset community along with the increasing popularity of DeFi and DEX.
Uniswap is a type of decentralized exchange that offers various pairs of tokens to trade; that's why I chose it as my favorite exchanger. Uniswap is easy to use. Uniswap has tons of attractive features. Uniswap gives users complete control over gas prices. Uniswap is at the forefront of the DeFi market.
10. LUNA
LUNA is the main tool to stabilize the prices of stablecoins. In addition to functioning as a method of governance of blockchain, it has a guaranteed future in the crypto world.
Terra is trying to build one of the most algorithmically stable coins called UST with huge crypto, a real-world application already built into dozens of new projects launching on it as the new network is scheduled to be updated in a few days. Also, after the network update, interchain usability will be in place so you can easily move between multiple blockchains.
Luna is like an old continent with well-invested development projects. However, to participate in investments in LUNA, users must have a large enough capital to participate. This makes it difficult for new investors.
Top 10 projects with most important attributes.
Summary
Comparing this report with our previous one for Q3 2021, we can see that the virtual currencies market is changing rapidly, especially the cryptocurrency investments predictions. Many opportunities show up every day with new projects and their growth prognosis.
The popularity of digital assets is still growing, new projects are constantly appearing. By observing the changes, we can conclude that the best is yet to come.
We believe that our report will help you make the most profitable decisions. If you'd like to acquaint more insights into the crypto market, check out the Wisdom Collections.
This is not financial advice. Please do your own research and consider the risks of trading cryptocurrencies.
First, Solana has fast and low-cost transactions. Second, Solana already has a very well-developed ecosystem, including multiple DeFi, NFT, dex, many different apps, and many other useful things. Also, they have a developer-friendly SDK. So, everyone may try himself to build his own token, or own app, etc. Solana is also represented on many cex, which makes it easier to buy/sell it conveniently. I say shortly, Solana offers the same functionality as Ethereum, but at much lower expenses.