5 Cryptos Primed to Explode as Bitcoin Nears All-Time High (June 2025 Edition)
Bitcoin''s knocking on the door of a new ATH—and these altcoins are ready to ride the wave.
The BTC halo effect is real
When BTC flexes, the altcoin market wakes up. We''re not talking about your cousin''s meme coin obsession—these are projects with actual utility catching institutional attention.
Ethereum: The obvious (but necessary) play
With the Merge 2.0 upgrades complete and Layer 2 adoption surging, ETH remains the blue-chip alt. The only thing more predictable than its performance? Wall Street''s sudden ''discovery'' of DeFi every bull run.
Solana: The phoenix trade
After the 2023 FTX collapse nearly buried it, SOL''s throughput and developer activity scream ''comeback story.'' Just don''t mention the network outages at your next crypto meetup.
Chainlink: The quiet dominator
While everyone chases shiny new tokens, LINK keeps powering the oracle space—because apparently smart contracts still need real-world data. Who knew?
Polkadot: The interoperability dark horse
Parachains are live, cross-chain messaging works, and yet DOT still trades at a discount. Either the market''s missing something or we are.
Close with a twist
Remember: every ''sure thing'' in crypto comes with a catch—usually involving leveraged traders getting liquidated at the worst possible moment. Trade accordingly.
Bitcoin Hyper
Bitcoin Hyper is the Bitcoin LAYER 2 that unlocks new possibilities for the market leading asset. World leading asset managers like BlackRock are racing to buy Bitcoin, while companies such as MicroStrategy and MetaPlanet continue to raise funds via stock offerings to acquire more BTC.
Despite that, everyone knows Bitcoin has a speed problem. It’s capable of 7 transactions per second (TPS); it’s far from ready for adoption on a global scale. The Bitcoin Hyper layer 2 is built on the Solana VIRTUAL Machine to bring blistering speeds, low fees, and smart contract functionality to the Bitcoin Network.
This doesn’t just make Bitcoin mass adoption-ready; it unlocks new use cases. Imagine a Play-to-Earn game where you earn free Bitcoin, or a token launchpad that allows anyone to create a meme coin on the Bitcoin Network; or DeFi apps that pay native Bitcoin yield. It’s all possible thanks to Bitcoin Hyper.
The project is undergoing a presale where it has raised $1 million inside its first week.
This shows incredible market appeal, indicating $HYPER could be the best crypto to buy now. Visit Bitcoin Hyper.
Solaxy
There’s an interesting connection between Solaxy and Bitcoin Hyper. While Bitcoin Hyper underpins the Bitcoin Network with Solana-grade scalability, Solaxy is building the world’s first solana layer 2 blockchain.
If Solana is so scalable, why does it need a layer 2? To make things run smoothly during periods of peak activity.
Events such as the launch of Donald Trump’s OFFICIAL TRUMP meme coin, or bull market price surges that cause unusual spikes in network activity, create congestion issues. But not once Solaxy is up-and-running.
🚨 28 Days Remain 🚨
In just 28 days, the Solaxy pre-sale will end, but that is not all.
Announcing for the first time is Solaxy’s Igniter Protocol, where $SOLX holders will be able to create and launch their very own Tokens.
This is just the beginning of $SOLX domination.… pic.twitter.com/3990nDdRWu
— SOLAXY (@SOLAXYTOKEN) May 19, 2025
While Solana can compute 6,500 transactions per second, Solaxy will compute 10,000. It’s bringing infinite scale to Solana, and the impact will be felt industry-wide. Solaxy will offer cheaper, faster, and more reliable transactional throughput, taking Solana’s capabilities to new heights.
Solaxy is also undergoing a presale and has raised $47 million so far, making it the biggest-ever Solana ICO.
The team has already successfully launched the test network, and they’ll launch the main network later this month. With the project also listing on exchanges soon, it appears that the $SOLX price is ready to explode. Visit Solaxy.
Fartcoin
Fartcoin is the top Solana meme coin in terms of performance, and it’s therefore the fan favorite. It proved this last time that the market pumped, rallying 7x in just six weeks.
During Bitcoin price surges, Solana meme coins often see the biggest gains. Solana is the go-to chain for meme coin trading, and the volatile nature of meme coins makes them attractive during bullish market periods.
If history repeats, Solana meme coins will surge when Bitcoin breaks into price discovery. And if that happens, it could well be Fartcoin that books the best profits.
Yet, there has been a fundamental change to Fartcoin’s market dynamics since the last price rally, and it could signify even bigger gains are on the horizon: it just received a Coinbase listing.
Coiunbase has over 100 million users, and Fartcoin’s jovial and universally comprehensible narrative can easily resonate with all strokes of investors. As such, the mass audience that Coinbase offers could, therefore, drive huge demand to Fartcoin.
Aave
Aave is a cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) app and the place where most Bitcoin is locked right now. Aave offers multiple markets allowing users to provide Wrapped Bitcoin liquidity and earn yield.
The yield is relatively thin, with its most lucrative pool being for Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin and offering a 0.42% APY.
However, there are two reasons that this remains appealing:
- The yield will compound as Bitcoin rises, making it more lucrative.
- Aave has the highest total value-locked of all DeFi apps, so it’s more secure than alternatives.
The second point should not be overlooked. Bitcoin holders will not want to risk their treasured $BTC in uncharted territories, even for a higher yield. AAVE is the market leader for Bitcoin yield, and until something else can prove it’s more secure, it’ll likely stay that way.
Currently, Aave has over $6.6 billion of wrapped Bitcoin locked in its app. This will inherently become more valuable as the bitcoin price rises and, by extension, that could bolster the $AAVE price.