NO SHILLS. NO SHITCOINS. STOP IT. Have you ever thought about why the crypto market is fundamentally different from the previous 3 cycles? I suggest you think about it together. As of December 13, 2025, there are 59,381,191 tokens out there, if you count most blockchains SOL, XRP, BASE, TRON etc. These tokens are created with the support of blockchains and, in fact, there is a struggle for liquidity between blockchains. With every new token launch, the existing liquidity in the market gets split up-it's not hard to imagine where that's heading in the end. And exchanges looking to make a buck will obviously speed up the process by listing any token that can cough up a relatively small fee for it. What was it like before? During the ICO boom in crypto's second cycle (2014–2017), there were only 13,200 cryptocurrencies by the end of 2017. In the institutional cycle (2018-2021), when funds and big institutional investors started piling in and placing major bets on various altcoins, the number of altcoins ballooned to 3,124,000 by the end of 2021. The logical question is, what's next? Will the number of tokens keep growing? I don't think so-we're close to a breaking point. You've probably already heard about the lightning-fast crashes in the altcoin market this year; that happened precisely because of the lack of liquidity. Market-making trading bots try to keep prices stable with minimal spreads using HFT orders, but you can't fake liquidity-it's just not enough. I figure most altcoins will keep plunging -70% and more in a matter of hours, and this will happen over and over again until exchanges start mass delistings. Liquidity has gotten smarter; in 2026, the US is rolling out a softer monetary policy, but please, don't think your shitcoin is going to pump-that's deceptive. At least to me. I plan to focus on the strongest decentralized cryptocurrencies based on fundamentals, such as $ADA & BTC. Be smart.

2/ Solana’s dominance was meme-powered. January hit an all-time high for Solana DEX volume, with $TRUMP $MELANIA driving almost half of that activity, while Pump.fun captured ~23% of YTD app revenue, reinforcing the “casino chain” framing.

WHERE TO STORE $ADA AND OTHER? RANKING OF COLD #WALLETS. Ledger | Trezor | SafePal | ELLIPAL | BitBox | Keystone | OneKey. As soon as you bought Cardano or other cryptocurrencies, the following question appears on the radar: "what is the best way to store them?". "Not your keys- not your crypto" Remember this, my friend! This is the most important thing in the storage formula. There will only be COLD wallets in the post, in the future I will also analyze hot wallets for Cardano although it is less secure. I will also talk about the multisig storage method - this is the best way. But today it's only Cold wallets, we're getting started. Calculation Methodology The methodology involves a comprehensive evaluation of hardware wallets across 6 categories totaling 100%. Each category has a weight (%), with sub-parameters (%) summing to 100% overall. Scores are assigned as "score / max" (e.g., 9.5 / 10), where max matches the sub-parameter's weight. Scores are based on objective data: device specs, reviews, audits, user feedback, and competitor comparisons (from sources like official sites, Reddit, X, YouTube, Ledger com, Trezor io). High scores reward superiority (e.g., full air-gapped isolation boosts "Resistance to hacking attacks"); low scores penalize weaknesses (e.g., closed code lowers "Open-source code"). Total score is the sum of all parameter scores (out of 100 max). Comparison covers 7 wallets: Ledger Nano Gen5, Trezor Safe 7, SafePal X1, ELLIPAL Titan 2.0, BitBox02 Multi, Keystone 3 Pro, OneKey Pro. This analysis is the author's personal research. I don't pretend to be 100% true. DYOR Conclusions Based on scores, the best wallet is Trezor Safe 7 (95.6/100) due to full open-source code, strong security, and reputation. Followed by OneKey Pro (93.4) and Keystone 3 Pro (90.8), excelling in air-gapped design. Ledger Nano Gen5 (80.9) and ELLIPAL Titan 2.0 (82.3) lag due to partially closed code and vulnerabilities. SafePal X1 (85.0) is a budget option; BitBox02 Multi (84.0) suits open-source fans. Choose @Trezor if your long-term reputation and a combination of many advantages (including Cardano support) are important to you. If you need maximum security - @KeystoneWallet. Save it to your bookmarks. Thanks.