#1 — Bitcoin

Bitcoin was, is, and will be the leader of the crypto market. The bitcoin blockchain is the most decentralized network and it has the first movers advantage. Retail investors and institutions love Bitcoin. It is super scarce. In the near future, gold is going to be replaced by Bitcoin. We are talking about digital gold — the most impressive store of value. We cannot imagine any future for space without Bitcoin playing an important role in it.

#2 — Ethereum

Ethereum is the most important programmable crypto asset. It is capable of doing different things — from payments to NFT, Metaverse, DEX, DeFi, and so on. Thanks to ETH 2.0 and layer 2 scaling solutions, the Ethereum blockchain has the potential to solve the blockchain trilemma. There will be thousands of dApps built on top of the network. If Bitcoin is the digital gold, then Ethereum will be the digital smart money.

#3 — Solana

There is no such thing as an ETH killer. The future will be a multi-blockchain world. However, Solana is the perfect project to compete with Ethereum in the future. It is fast, secure, decentralized, and scalable. Tokenomics of the project, the team behind it, and the partnerships are simply exceptional. Yet, there is no stop for it, and every single day, it is getting better and better. If in 1 year, it could get this level of attention, just imagine what will happen to it during the upcoming years.

#4 — Polkadot

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana are exceptional blockchains. Yet, the future is multi-chain. Users of different blockchains need to find ways to communicate with each other. Communication is also needed in the level of dApps, smart contracts, oracles, NFT marketplaces, and DeFi platforms. Polkadot is the missing piece of the puzzle in that regard. It is the most important project addressing the interoperability of blockchains. Internet of blockchain will be a thing in the future, thanks to the projects such as Polkadot.

#5 — Uniswap

The main idea behind blockchain/cryptocurrencies is decentralization. In an ideal world, the payments should be performed without the need for middle-men and third parties. We should not need any central bank, government, or exchange dictating things to us. Uniswap is the leader of decentralized exchanges. The transition from CEX to DEX is smooth but it is happening. Uniswap will probably be the largest decentralized bank someday in the future.

#6 — Enjin

Gaming, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT), and Metaverse are hot topics. All the people are talking about these areas these days. Even Facebook decided to change its business model and app names towards Metaverse recently. The idea of having a parallel digital world and trade tokenized assets in the future is not a dream. It will happen sooner than later. Enjin is one of the leading projects making that dream come true.

#7 — Polygon

Scalability is one of the most important aspects of blockchain development. We all want to have fast, secure, and cheap transactions using cryptocurrencies. Layer 2 scaling solutions such as Polygon make that thing happen eventually. As more users adopt Bitcoin, Ethereum, or other crypto assets, the need for having a decentralized scaling solution such as Polygon will rise exponentially.

#8 — Chainlink

Smart contracts are one of the core concepts in blockchains. Eventually, using them, many processes will be automatized and the decisions will be made by the rules and conditions placed in the code. For making that happen, blockchains will need to communicate to the outside world to gather data and process them. This is where we need oracles. Chainlink will help us to build those communication channels and improve the performance of the smart contracts.

#9 — Aave

Traditional finance is trash. Banks, governments, and institutional companies are getting richer and richer every single day and normal people are getting poor and isolated, as we move forward. The good news is that thanks to blockchain and cryptocurrencies technologies, we will not need anymore any middle-men or third parties forcing us to use those systems. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) will be a fair alternative to CeFi in the future and Aave is the leader of that space.

#10 — Cardano

When we talk about crypto projects, one important thing to consider is the communities around those projects. Without broad adoption and trust in blockchains, the price movements mean nothing in the long run. Cardano has one of the most loyal communities and it is growing further with the introduction of new features such as smart contracts and dApps. Moreover, Cardano has a distinguished vision of helping unbanked people and developing a fair financial ecosystem for all the people around the world.

Final Thoughts

My strategy to hold ten crypto assets for a long time is simple. I detected ten categories of activity and decided to hold one asset in each category as follows:

✔️Store of Value: Bitcoin

✔️Digital Smart Money: Ethereum

✔️Blockchain with Most Potential to Grow: Solana

✔️Internet of Blockchains: Polkadot

✔️Decentralized Exchange: Uniswap

✔️Gaming/NFT/Metaverse: Enjin

✔️Scaling Solution: Polygon

✔️Oracle: Chainlink

✔️DeFi: Aave

✔️Community-based Asset: Cardano

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