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Altcoin Season Index Surges Past Bitcoin to 78 – Best Altcoins to Buy Now

The Altcoin Season Index (ASI) is currently 78, and an on-chain analyst suggests it’s just the ￰1￱ such coin making moves is Solana ($SOL), up by 8% since last ￰2￱ bigger coins rally, smaller altcoins typically ￰3￱ makes now a timely moment to check out the best altcoins to buy before their prices likely ￰4￱ Altcoin Season Started Just Six Days Ago Blockchaincenter’s ASI reading of 78 confirms that most altcoins are now outperforming $BTC. In comparison, a score below 25 would indicate Bitcoin ￰5￱ data also highlights that this altcoin season started just six days ago. Historically, these runs last around 17 days, yet they’re no strangers to extending much ￰6￱ this positive outlook, crypto analyst ‘Cryptollica’ found that in 2017 and 2021, similar chart patterns in the Total2 market cap preceded massive ￰7￱ 2025 chart now echoes these past bullish ￰8￱ the market fully takes off, now could be a great time to check out promising altcoins like Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) , Starpower ($STAR) , and Snorter Token ($SNORT) . ￰9￱ Hyper ($HYPER) – L2 Scaling Solution Bringing Solana-Level Speeds to Bitcoin $HYPER is the foundation of Bitcoin Hyper, a Layer-2 (L2) solution under development to fix Bitcoin’s scalability and usability ￰10￱ launched this quarter, the L2 network will leverage a Canonical Bridge and the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) .

Doing so will bring smart contract execution, faster settlements, and lower fees to ￰11￱ this utility means more capital is bound to flow into ￰12￱ such, it has what it takes to significantly boost the network’s $8.619B Total Value Locked (TVL) , which is currently far behind Ethereum’s $94.552B. Then, there’s the SVM, which will boost transaction speeds to Solana ￰13￱ should boost Bitcoin’s throughput of just 5.84 transactions per second (tps) , which, at least for the time being, significantly falls behind Ethereum’s 22.45 tps. That’s not all. Hyper’s off-chain batching and high throughput should slash costs ￰14￱ it’s much needed; Bitcoin’s gas fees currently average at just $0.95 and often spike above $2 during periods of network ￰15￱ support these developments, 30% of $HYPER’s total token supply is allocated for L2 growth and ￰16￱ $HYPER , currently available for just $0.012925, also grants you governance rights, staking rewards at a 70% APY, and lower gas ￰17￱ that $HYPER has already raised $16.2M+ on presale and is forecasted to reach $0.32 this year , now’s a great time to join the presale while its price is ￰18￱ ($STAR) – Tackles Global Energy Challenges via Decentralized Power Networks & RWAs $STAR is the token behind Starpower, a decentralized energy protocol that sets out to tackle global energy ￰19￱ with renewable energy device manufacturers enables distributed energy resources to join virtual power plants and demand response ￰20￱ doing so, it’s able to create a more resilient, energy-efficient ecosystem. $STAR has some major roles within the ecosystem, like facilitating transactions, rewards, governance, staking, and contributing to project growth.

Interestingly, the coin has surged by a head-turning 159% since last week, likely uplifted by Starpower’s latest collab with GreenGiga . Together, they’re pioneering ‘RWA Solar Power-Empowered AI’ by tokenizing GreenGiga’s 10MWh solar power projects across Malaysia and ￰21￱ profits made from these real-world assets is tied directly to $STAR. This way, they help stabilize the token’s price while supporting AI computing demands with sustainable ￰22￱ $STAR surging and showing no signs of slowing down, now could be an opportune time to buy the token. It’s available on top exchanges – even MEXC and Binance – for roughly $0.13.3.

Snorter Token ($SNORT) – Powers Feature-Rich Telegram Trading Bot Launching Soon Snorter Token ($SNORT) is an ERC-20 token that powers Snorter Bot, a Telegram trading bot launching this ￰23￱ first, it’s set to go live on Solana, offering fees as low as 0.85% to outpace rivals like Maestro and Trojan. Then, it plans to expand multi-chain to Ethereum, BNB Chain, and other EVM-compatible ￰24￱ doing so, it’ll enable seamless trading across some of the major networks. You’ll be able to leverage the bot’s advanced tools from day ￰25￱ you’re interested in copy trading, limit orders, or automated sniping, they’re each designed to give you a leg up in the crypto trading arena.

Also, rest assured that the bot doesn’t compromise ￰26￱ has built-in MEV protection and scam filters that block honeypots and rug pulls to ensure your assets remain safe at all ￰27￱ get the most out of the Snorter ecosystem, you’ll want to snag some $SNORT, currently available on presale for as little as $0.1045. Premium benefits will then become available to you, like unlimited sniping, staking rewards (currently at a 118% APY), and DAO ￰28￱ reap these perks, grab some $SNORT at its most affordable price ￰29￱ being listed on the best crypto exchanges , it’s anticipated to hit $0.94 this year . Disclaimer: We’re not financial advisors. So, always do your own research and never invest more than you’re willing to ￰30￱ is a highly volatile ￰31￱ by Leah Waters, Bitcoinist — ￰0￱

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