Every Crypto cycle is fuelled from a spark of new tech/idea that at the time has the allure of ''changing the game'' sometimes it's true other times it's pure hype. To find outsized returns in crypto you naturally have to think outside the box and kind of see what will be the key factors that drive future prices. Currently there is a fall in power as ETH once top dog has lost some of it's sparkle and is not viewed the same as it once was just 6-12months ago, ETH's demise is not what some may think...I believe ETH will do quite well long term as it's very hard to undo first mover advantage however it's evident that other Layer ones are gaining ground and developers are not all flocking to ETH like they once did, The future for alternative Layer ones is very bright but make no mistake this is a very competitive space and the larger ones do have somewhat of an advantage with being able to deploy lot's of $ to speed up the adoption curve think (AVAX / SOL), However the beauty of understanding Layer ones is that they all share the same trajectory as ETH once did and follow similar parabolic growth curves as the network expands - This is where the best opportunity for people to grow small accounts into something reasonable exists. Another point would be that playing L2's such as (SKALE) is a leveraged ETH position in the short term and if successful with multichain integration the upside is massive...as we are heading into a multi chain future, I believe L1s like Near, Mina and Rose have tremendous upside potential from a smaller market cap pov and Avax/Solana/Luna will do quite well also. Wrapping up I would say betting on alt L1s and L2s helping ETH scale are the best places for huge upside - Why not defi projects you might ask? well defi projects are all built on L1's anyway so you have exposure to them just by owning a growing L1 network without the risk of guessing valuations based on TVL fluctuations and other random mishaps.