In recent years, the cryptocurrency market has experienced significant changes, being characterised by high volatility and growing interest from both institutional and retail investors. Different blockchain projects offer unique solutions aimed at improving scalability, security, network functionality and the growing acceptance of digital currencies by the general public emphasise the importance of this constantly evolving sector.
In this article, we are going to look at prospective cryptocurrencies that can be profitable assets to invest in 2025.
However, it is essential to note that this article is not a financial recommendation, but reflects the author's personal opinion. The main cryptocurrencies to invest in:
1. Toncoin (TON)
Toncoin (TON) is a decentralised blockchain level 1 with the original idea of allowing users to buy, sell and store funds seamlessly.
Thanks to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus, Toncoin now allows for instant payments using a fully decentralised storage and Domain Name System (DNS). Currently on the daily chart, the price of TON is in a bearish divergence against the Relative Strength Index (RSI). Locally, it is very probable that the coin will go for a correction, so it makes sense to wait a bit to enter at a more favourable price.
Toncoin is developing its ecosystem actively, attracting new developers and users. The popularity of the platform is growing, especially among applications known as tapping games, which have already gained a wide audience.
2. Solana (SOL)
Solana (SOL) is a high-performance blockchain platform aimed at creating decentralised applications (DApps), provides high speed and low transaction fees. Launching in 2020, Solana utilises a unique Proof of History (PoH) consensus engine combined with Proof of Stake (PoS) to achieve high throughput (up to 65,000 transactions per second).
Since March 2024, SOL price has been in a sideways movement in the range of $120 to $200, 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is 65.4 indicating Neutral conditions, this means that the price is currently neither oversold nor overbought.
In case of a bounce from the resistance area, there is a high probability of a correction to the support level in the range of $117 to $125.
Solana-based decentralised exchange Jupiter DEX is rapidly gaining popularity, attracting more and more users due to its high speed and low commissions, and also offers the possibility of creating meme tokens, which are becoming increasingly popular.
3. Optimism (OP)
Optimism (OP) is a Layer 2 solution designed to increase the speed and scalability of the Ethereum network.
The Optimism blockchain uses Optimistic Rollups, a technology that reduces transaction fees tenfold compared to the first layer (L1) of the Ethereum network, while allowing any smart contracts and decentralised applications to be easily deployed on the Layer 2 network.
OP price has been in an ascending channel for quite some time and after a false breakdown of the lower boundary, the price has returned to the channel, which may indicate a move to the upper part of the channel. In case the local low at $1.24 is updated, the Optimism price may continue its correction, which will give us a more favourable entry price.
Major projects such as Uniswap and Synthetix are being based on Optimism, which demonstrates the reliability and promise of the platform, while moving transactions to the second layer helps relieve the load on the Ethereum core network while maintaining high security.
4. StarkNet (STRK)
StarkNet (STRK) is a second layer network for Ethereum that uses Zk-Rollups technology to allow the underlying blockchain to scale without compromising the security or speed of transactions by processing them outside of the main network. The first real-world applications of StarkNet technology included integration with the decentralised dYdX platform and the NFT-focused ImmutableX project.
At the moment STRK price is at the historical lows at $0.39, from the historical maximum the price has dropped by more than 86%, and the relative strength index (RSI) has fallen into the zone of strong oversold. This token can now safely start to buy back with a ladder, with the nearest target of fixing the profit in the area of $1.
Stark is the basis for projects such as dYdX and Immutable X, which have already gained trust among users and investors, while zk rollup technology allows for a high level of security, confirming each transaction with cryptographic proofs.
5. Arbitrum (ARB)
Arbitrum is a Layer 2 (L2) solution for the Ethereum network developed by US-based Offchain Labs. The project uses the Optimistic Rollups concept, allowing developers to launch smart contracts and decentralised Ethereum applications with lower transfer fees and increased bandwidth easily and without any modifications.
ARB token is currently at historic lows around $0.60, the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is showing 30 pips indicating that the price is currently entering oversold territory and has potentially formed a double bottom.
Arbitrum is fully compatible with the Ethereum ecosystem, making it easy to migrate projects to the platform. And the low cost of transactions favours the growth of the platform's users. The Arbitrum ecosystem includes the largest DeFi protocols Uniswap, SushiSwap, Curve and 1inch, and is not only the most popular L2 solution for scaling Ethereum, but also among the top 10 decentralised networks in terms of TVL and number of DeFi applications.
6. Cosmos (ATOM)
Cosmos is a decentralised, scalable, interoperable ecosystem of interconnected independent blockchains operating on the Tendermint Core protocol. It is based on the Byzantine Fault Tolerant /BFT (Byzantine Fault Tolerant /BFT) consensus mechanism, which is used to scale public PoS blockchains.
The price of ATOM has formed a large descending wedge on the daily chart, with the potential to exit to the upper part of the wedge in the area of $50. In case the support line is broken, the next support is at $4.3.
Injective's level one network developers in the Cosmos ecosystem have recently launched a mainnet L2 solution inEVM. Cosmos developers are actively engaging users, which is fuelling the growth of the ecosystem, and the high speed of transaction processing and low fees make the platform attractive to developers.
Prospective second-echelon cryptocurrencies:
1. zkSync (ZK)
zkSync is the first EVM-compliant level two (L2) solution based on ZKrollups, which is built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. This symbiosis enables fast, cheap and confidential transactions, utilising L1 security.
2. Sei Network (Sei)
Sei Network is an open-source level one (L1) blockchain built on the Cosmos technology stack. The network is focused on decentralised exchange trading.