ChatGPT-5 picks two Bitcoin killers to buy in 2026

Bitcoin ( BTC ) has started this week on a positive note, recovering somewhat from a nearly seven-day sell-off and finally trading above $112,000. Despite the renewed momentum, however, the asset now faces stiff competition as a number of altcoins are also posting gains ahead of potential exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) releases in the following ￰0￱ that in mind, Finbold turned to OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, ChatGPT-5 , to identify two cryptocurrencies most likely to give Bitcoin a run for its money in 2026 Ethereum (ETH) The AI’s first pick was Ethereum ( ETH ), the most widely used smart contract network spanning decentralized finance ( DeFi ), non-fungible tokens ( NFTs ), and ￰1￱ main threat to Bitcoin, however, is the fact that it doubles down as a store of value (via staking ) and a utility token, something its counterpart doesn’t offer, ChatGPT ￰2￱ Ethereum might be down on the monthly chart at the time of writing, unlike its rival, it’s actually the better performer year to date (YtD), having gained around 25% as opposed to 20% delivered by “digital gold.” Although there’s no telling whether ETH can outperform BTC in the long run, the AI suggests a fairly strong case for it, given how far the asset has come in the past months, especially in terms of regulatory ￰3￱ sentiment is also shared by analysts such as Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, who predicted the cryptocurrency price could hit $10,000–$12,000 by year-end, implying a 200% ￰4￱ press time, Ethereum was trading at $4,171, up 3.76% on the ￰5￱ 24-hour price.) The second place was reserved for Solana ( SOL ), which the AI says has proven itself in high-speed, low-fee execution despite major network ￰6￱ the time of writing, SOL was trading at $210.93, up 4.67% over the past 24 hours after plunging 20% last ￰7￱ 24-hour price.) noted that the crypto is not really a monetary competitor to Bitcoin, but rather a preferred transactional blockchain that could outshine it in real-world payments and ￰8￱ image via Shutterstock