The crypto market is showing noticeable volatility on Monday as traders prepare for this week’s Federal Reserve Federal Open Markets Committee meeting, with prices falling today after a strong finish last week. According to CoinMarketCap data, the total crypto market cap has dropped 1.9% over the past 24 hours, though some altcoins have experienced much larger declines.
Meanwhile, CME’s FedWatch tool indicates a 94.2% chance of a 25-basis point interest rate cut at the upcoming FOMC meeting, and a 5.8% chance of a 50-basis point cut. Interest rate cuts are generally viewed as bullish for risk assets like crypto because they make financial conditions easier and encourage investors to seek higher-yielding opportunities.
This can drive increased capital flows to the cryptocurrency market, resulting in substantial gains. For example, Bitcoin soared from below $60,000 to over $100,000 in three months following an interest rate cut last September.
So while the market may be experiencing short-term volatility, it maintains a promising mid-term outlook. To identify which tokens could be best-positioned for growth in the months ahead, we asked Google’s AI Gemin. It offered four potential contenders that it says could be the next 100x crypto – let’s take a closer look at each one.
Bitcoin Hyper
Bitcoin Hyper is developing a Bitcoin Layer 2 blockchain designed to combine Bitcoin’s market-leading security with fast, low-cost transactions and smart contract features. It’s built on the Solana Virtual Machine and aims to enable DeFi, NFTs, payments, and more directly on Bitcoin.
The project is currently in a presale, having raised over $15 million so far, showing strong demand from early investors. This blend of momentum and fundamentals is why Gemini believes HYPER could deliver 100x gains. Gemini highlights Bitcoin Hyper’s Bitcoin L2 narrative, its connection to the Bitcoin brand, and its presale growth as the three reasons it could generate significant gains this year.
However, investors should note that HYPER’s presale price will gradually rise throughout the campaign, so those who haven’t purchased yet should act quickly or risk paying more later. Visit Bitcoin Hyper.
Avantis
Avantis is a popular DeFi project on the Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base. It functions as a derivatives exchange for crypto and RWAs, allowing users to leverage trade cryptocurrencies, forex, metals, commodities, and indices directly from their wallets.
The project has over 40,000 traders who have completed 2,304,840 trades so far, totaling $22 billion in volume.
According to Gemini, Avantis’ strong presence on Base – a chain quickly establishing itself as a leader in DeFi and RWAs – along with its fee-free transactions and real-world asset integrations, suggests AVNT could prove a top performer this year.
It’s also worth noting that, like Bitcoin Hyper, Avantis has gained significant momentum recently. Since the AVNT token launched on exchanges less than a week ago, its price has surged, with a 47% increase in the last 24 hours alone.
PEPENODE
PEPENODE is a Pepe-themed token with a big twist: it’s the first-ever Mine-to-Earn meme coin. Instead of just being a speculative joke token, PEPENODE powers a virtual mining economy.
The project features a fully on-chain minigame supported by Ethereum’s ERC-20 smart contracts. It lets users earn real cryptocurrency rewards by generating mining power, which they can do by purchasing and upgrading Miner Nodes with PEPENODE tokens. 70% of tokens spent in the game will be burned, and users also have the option to earn meme coins like Pepe and Fartcoin, along with PEPENODE.
Gemini says that PEPENODE’s “meme coin virality engine,” gamified utility & intrinsic scarcity, alongside its presale momentum, could lead to significant gains.
PEPENODE’s presale started just a few weeks ago and has already raised $1.1 million, showing strong demand and attesting to Gemini’s positive outlook. Visit PEPENODE.
Union
Union is the first sub-second messaging protocol for transferring data between blockchains, layers, and protocols. The project provides a decentralized, secure, and low-latency method for achieving interoperability and smooth on-chain operations.
Something else that also sets Union apart from other data layers is that it’s native on all execution environments – whether that’s the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), SVM, or other virtual machines. This composability enables developers to integrate Union directly into any chain or environment, allowing for true cross-ecosystem integration.
The Gemini chatbot mentions that Union’s efforts to address the urgent blockchain fragmentation issue, its focus on chain abstraction and creating a more seamless on-chain user experience, combined with its current low valuation of $37 million, hint that it could be set for 100x gains.
Another bullish factor is that Union’s price has been exploding lately, gaining 48% today and 75% this week.
This article is not intended as financial advice. Educational purposes only.
