Older cryptocurrencies that have an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or expect to receive an ETF will soak up most of the capital deployed in the next altcoin era, according to Maen Ftouni, CEO of Coinquant, a company that develops algorithmic trading tools.
“Not every single coin will have a massive return; liquidity will be concentrated in certain areas, dinosaurs being one of them, of course,” Ftouni told Cointelegraph at the Global Blockchain Congress 2025 in Dubai, UAE.
ftouni said that institutional capital would be directed towards “dinosaur” coins, and linked 2024 rally in older cryptocurrencies Like XRP (XRP) and Cardano (There is) in this phenomenon. He said:
“Since the flow of funds is coming mostly from traditional finance and ETFs right now, those people are probably looking at these major coins, all the established coins that have the potential to get an ETF, and that’s why we’re seeing this rise in these dinosaurs.”
The prediction comes amid a debate between market analysts about the market structure and dynamics of the crypto market and how it will play out. affects the beginning of Altseaona prolonged rally in altcoin prices, during the current market cycle.
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There are over 26 million different crypto tokens listed on CoinmarketCap – More than Digital assets double in value Listed on the website in early 2025.
“There are too many tokens, forever to come, the supply of tokens is greater than the demand,” economist and entrepreneur Alex Kruger said.
Kruger told traders to adjust their expectations and said that an “alteason” defined by a prolonged period of rising property prices is unlikely to happen in the current market cycle because of the changed volatility.
Instead, traders should expect short bursts of rising altcoin prices that will only affect select tokens and may only last for weeks at a time, Kruger added.
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