Top 10 Altcoin Picks in 2021! | Part 2 of 2

Please see my other idea for Part 1 (ranks 1 to 5), linked below.

6. UNI (runner up: SUSHI). DEFI market has seen unparalleled growth and decentralized exchanges like Uniswap have pioneered a new way of trading in the ETH ecosystem, whereby automated market makers and liquidity providers get a share of the trading fees plus incentives! Uniswap decentralized exchange is the leader by volume closely followed by Sushiswap. For this reason UNI and SUSHI - the tokens of the two decentralized exchanges - make it on our list. Important to also mention Curve as a dedicated decentralized exchange for stablecoins, with CRV as its native token.

7. SNX (runner up: ATOM). Similarly, SNX or Synthetix is a derivatives liquidity protocol on Ethereum network. Meaning that you can issue synthetic tokens on its network linked to fiat, crypto or commodities. The possibilities are limitless and you can trade such tokens on the ETH network. To mint synthetic tokens one has to stake SNX - the native token of the network - hence creating demand and accelerating its market price, which exploded with the DEFI market. In this ever expanding market of crypto coins and blockchains, ATOM or Cosmos comes to clean it up by allowing different blockchains to communicate with each other. Sometimes described as blockchain 3.0 (1.0 being BTC and 2.0 ETH), ATOM is a good candidate for our runner up spot.

8. LTC (runner up: DASH). If you are after a more agile, faster and cheaper alternative to BTC. LTC is your go-to coin or the "little brother" of BTC. Litecoin managed to carve itself a niche in the market and has consistently been one of the top coins by market adoption and usage. Whenever BTC or even ETH face congestions on their networks, LTC is a good alternative to move value for a few cents, unless you choose XLM (that one is instant and reason why is at the top of our list). DASH is our runner up because it has consistently shown sustained volume and adoption across the world with real use cases and a growing list of vendors accepting it as a payment method.

9. MRK (runner up: AAVE). Maker or MKR is the governance token of the MarketDAO that allows users to issue and manage DAI (see above). Considering DAI is one of the most trusted decentralized stablecoins around, MKR should continue to increase in value, especially since its circulating supply is 1 million. With the crypto market set to explode, DAI and MKR will grow tremendously. AAVE is also a decentralized finance protocol that allows users to lend and borrow crypto and includes "flash loans" meaning the loan completes in the same transaction without collateral being needed. As an integral part of the DEFI market AAVA makes for a good runner up.

10. BCH (runner up: VTC): BCH cannot be ignored simply because of its adoption level and market cap. As an alternative to Bitcoin, BCH will continue to remain one of the top 10 altcoins in the foreseeable future, with significant potential to grow further. It is also the 4th largest asset in Grayscale's massive $20 billion crypto portfolio. As a runner up, we have VTC or Vertcoin which I believe will have a great run in this current cycle thanks to its new mining algorithm set to launch at the end of January. VTC has been around since 2014 and is very similar to LTC. At only 20 cents right now, if the past is to be repeated, we may have a beautiful run ahead of us. Plus at the end of this year VTC will have its halving. Mineable coins have fallen out of fashion, however we may have a rebound in interest for such coins in this cycle.

What do you think about the above list and what are your recommendations for this year? Let me know below.