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title: 'The Top 3 Altcoins I''m Buying TODAY'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=k1uN8YReTiQ'
video_id: 'k1uN8YReTiQ'
date: 2026-08-01
duration_sec: 647
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# The Top 3 Altcoins I'm Buying TODAY

> Source: [The Top 3 Altcoins I'm Buying TODAY](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k1uN8YReTiQ)

## Summary

In this crypto market analysis, the host identifies Hyperliquid, Near Protocol, and Zcash as the top altcoins to accumulate during the current bear-market dip, while also touching on AI coins like Venice and Bittensor. He argues that risk-reward favors buying now despite possible lower prices, and outlines a broader portfolio thesis combining revenue generators, privacy coins, and AI plays.

### Key Points

- **Bear-market accumulation thesis** [00:00] — The market feels slow, but risk-reward from current levels to the next bull run makes buying now attractive; even if Bitcoin and altcoins go lower, these entries are worth it.
- **Stagnant market, selective moves** [01:30] — Top altcoins like Hyperliquid are down 7%, and the broader market is flat; the host sees this as a time to add specific plays rather than chase momentum.
- **Hyperliquid's pullback** [02:50] — Hyperliquid hit all-time highs near $74 in early June and has retraced about 20% to the $60 level; the host believes the hype trade isn't over and sees strong risk-reward versus Bitcoin and Ethereum.
- **Multicoin Capital unstakes $120M** [03:32] — Three wallets tied to Multicoin Capital unstaked $120 million of Hyperliquid, which could signal an OTC sale; if the token drops to $50-55 or lower, the host plans to add a large position.
- **Near Protocol as strongest AI coin** [05:21] — Near has no pending token unlocks, generates the second-most revenue among AI coins behind Venice, and powers Zcash's privacy narrative; under $2 is called a great buy point.
- **AI is a must-hold narrative** [06:43] — The host says AI exposure is essential in 2026 and maps different AI coins to distinct theses: Venice for private LLMs, Near for privacy AI infrastructure, and Bittensor as the Y Combinator of AI.
- **Zcash's resilience** [07:56] — Despite recent FUD, Zcash is only down 1% on the week and up 20% on the month; Mert says the security breach was patched and Zcash is now bulletproof.
- **Complete cycle portfolio** [09:13] — The core thesis is revenue generators, privacy, and AI, with a stack of Hyperliquid, Lighter, Tao, VVV, Near Protocol, and Zcash expected to perform well through the cycle.

## Transcript

lagging or moving slow, especially due to  Robin Hood chain and everything going on in   the memecoin trenches. In this video, I am  going to go over why one of these altcoins  
is actually about to be at great buy levels  and would be by far my number one long-term   accumulation. I will also cover a few of  the altcoins that I am continuously adding   to my portfolio as I think we near the fall  and probably the bottom of the bear market.  
We might see lower on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and  some of these altcoins may go a little lower,   but I think the risk-reward from here to what  we are going to see at the top of this next   bull run still makes so much sense to buy now.  So, let us go ahead and jump right into it.
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Right now, we just see the market kind of  stagnant, and even some of the top altcoins like   Hyperliquid are down 7%. We see a lot of coins  either up 5% or down a couple of percentages,  
Easy is saying. There is so much to look into  on chain right now. It feels like it is back.   I do not know how back, but a semblance of  back is here. I have spent so much time today  
looking in and looking into stuff, researching,  starting to form some long-term narratives,   Look, many of the smartest traders on the timeline  are leaning heavily into the Robin Hood chain and  
everything going on there. Personally, I will  be spending a lot of time just digging into   the trenches over these few weeks because I do  not think the major markets, the altcoin market,   are really going to change in the short term.  However, I do see that right now is a great time  
to be adding to specific plays. This first one, I  think, is by far the best opportunity right now,   and not even to purchase today. I think that there  is money on the move on this very first altcoin  
that I am going to cover. If this does get sold  off or we see some sort of an offloading here, I   think that Hyperliquid looks to be maybe the best  buy on the board right now as far as altcoins.
So, let us go ahead. Let us open up  Hyperliquid's chart here. Obviously,   all-time highs in the mid to high $70s right here.  We saw this at the beginning of June. $74. This  
thing has retraced about 20% since that move. Over  this monthly time frame, you can see it here from   $72 down to this $60 mark. Many people are  wondering, is the hype trade finished? No,  
I really do not believe so. I think the  risk-reward you can see from this versus   Bitcoin is tremendous, or even Ethereum. I think  you are going to get more X's. You are going   to see more of a return, especially if Bitcoin  traces down below $60,000, $55,000, $50,000, etc.
For me, Hyperliquid is shaping up to be a great  buy, and not even just today. You see this big   steep fall, a lot of fear on chain right now, as  $120 million of Hyperliquid today was unstaked  
across three different wallets. These belong  to Multicoin Capital. Now, Hyperliquid being   unstaked, it could just be on the move. They  could be trying to sell it over the counter,   but many people are going to be watching  these three addresses over the next few  
days. I agree with this sentiment. If  Multicoin ends up nuking Hyperliquid,   and if it goes to like $50, $55, or $45,  I will absolutely be adding a huge chunk   of my position to Hyperliquid. So, that  is something I am actively monitoring,  
and I think we should have our eyes out. I will  be looking to see where this on-chain flow goes,   but regardless, I do think that Hyperliquid  remains the top altcoin of the cycle,   and I think it remains a must-hold in your  portfolio if you are a crypto participant in 2026.
Another must-hold narrative is obviously AI. AI  coins have been a little tumultuous. We could   look across the board right now. We can go look  at Venice. Venice has taken a pretty steep fall  
ever since this equity thing that they did. Not as  strong as it once was. If we look at this yearly   chart, this peak right here at $20, then they  raised the $65 million or whatever it was here,   and that was around $14 or so. Now it  is down to $12. It went as low as about  
$10.50. Regardless, I think Venice's  strength has cooled off a little bit.   I think the strongest AI altcoin at this point  in time, and it is not really moving now,   but I think whenever we do see the market  start to tick up, is going to be Near Protocol.
First and foremost, there are no tokens pending to  be unlocked. This is a mature AI altcoin, but at   the same time, they are doing probably the second  most revenue behind Venice out of every single AI  
coin. The Near intents are actually powering other  top altcoins like Zcash's privacy narrative. Now,   institutional access to Near is expanding across  multiple channels. There is a lot of feedback.  
Right now, Near Protocol is pushing a ton of  updates in the bear market, which is great,   but this does not really move the price in a bear  market. Many people are wondering, should they be   holding these big announcements until the bull  market comes? I think that the floor is really  
solidifying on Near, and I think that right now,  under $2 is a great buy point. So regardless,   yes. Could these updates that they are pushing  actually pump the price in a complete bull market?  
Yes, absolutely. But I think that this is just  really building a wall of people that are ready   to buy at these prices, or if we do continue  to see lower. I think TraderSZ believes Near   rips up to the mid-range soon. His mid-range  would be about $3.80 at this point in time,  
or something between $2.60 and $3.80,  where we are sitting at $1.93 currently.   I do think $1.93 is a pretty good buy price  for something at the high level like Near.
Look, AI is one of the narratives you have  to be holding in 2026. We see AI rampantly   taking over everything, every industry, the new  updates. We have Fable coming out. The government   literally said it is too strong, and all this  stuff. AI, at the rate that it is growing,  
you have to have AI in your crypto portfolio.  Absolutely. In 2026, whether that is Near,   whether that is Venice, or whether that is Tao.  Tao is trending sideways at this $200 level.   Really not a lot of activity here at this point  in time. They did just release Bittensor V431,  
a new overhaul of Bittensor tooling. I still think  there is a lot of good stuff going on here. Look,   everything is different, right? The LLM  stack that is private decentralized,   that is going to be Venice. If you want the  privacy AI stack, you are going to actually  
go with something like Near Protocol. If you  want the Y Combinator of AI, you are going to   go with Bittensor, betting on all the companies  and the network building on decentralized AI. So,  
all of these plays are different flavors  for different investment theses. I do   think a little bit of a mixture of all three of  these in your AI portfolio will go a long way.
Last but not least, despite the FUD a couple of  months ago, I am very bullish on Zcash. Zcash is   so strong, even when altcoins are kind of getting  sold off and sort of showing a lack of momentum  
due to the memecoin side. People are selling to go  play in the memecoin casino. We see here over the   week, this thing is only down 1%, and over the  monthly time frame, it is still up 20%. By far  
the most out of any high-level altcoin. We see  here Mert, one of the biggest bulls on Zcash,   saying that the security breach was completely  patched, and one of the top three people most  
familiar with Zcash found a bug. It was not some  random vibe con thing, and that this was blocked   and now is completely patched, and Zcash is pretty  bulletproof right now as far as security goes. So,  
Zcash does remain in that upper echelon for me. I  firmly still believe that the trade this cycle is   perplexes. I am still watching for Lighter,  which is a Hyperliquid competitor. I think  
that is still going to be a fantastic play,  especially when the market trends back up,   especially when Hyperliquid starts running back  up. You are probably going to see something   like Lighter run alongside of it. But I want to  have my hands in revenue generators, perplexes,  
privacy, and AI. That for me is a complete thesis  of Hyperliquid, Lighter, Tao, VVV, Near Protocol,   and Zcash. I think that stack alone, you can  probably make out this cycle like a bandit.  
That is really what my focuses are at this point  in time alongside on-chain. Like what Easy said,   I am going to be spending a lot of time in the  trenches right now. I am going to be spending   a lot of time on Robin Hood chain, on the FOMO  app, whatever the case is, to be able to take  
advantage. On-chain really revives a couple of  times a year. It feels like over the last two   years, ever since Trump coin, when it comes, it  gets hot, and then when it goes, there is not a   lot of opportunity. So, take advantage of these  times if you are trading on-chain. I think it is  
a good time to be terminally on-chain and online.  Regardless, I do believe that right now we are   seeing pretty great entries across the board on  stuff like Zcash, on stuff like Near Protocol,   even Hyperliquid, especially if Multicoin Capital  is to sell off some of this unstaked Hyperliquid.
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