COINPICKS RESEARCH · THE ALTCOIN DATABASE

Every coin that earned a spot.

Thousands of coins go through the three-lens filter — liquidity, demand, team. These are the ones that came out. The 💎 Diamond shelf — Alex’s personal selections — is free for everyone. Members unlock Gold and Silver, and VIP opens Bronze.

90
researched assets
💎 8
Diamond · free for everyone
🥇 31
Gold · members
🥈 25
Silver · members
🥉 26
Bronze · VIP only
32
categories

Showing 8 of 8 on your shelves · 82 more behind the locks

$BTC

Bitcoin

💎 Diamond

Layer 1 · Bitcoin · LIQ Maximum (CEX + Spot ETF)

The original cryptocurrency, running since January 2009 — the deepest liquidity in the asset class and the anchor of the long-term sleeve.

Super Low Risk
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$ETH

Ethereum

💎 Diamond

Layer 1 · Ethereum · LIQ Very High

The second-biggest crypto and the foundation for almost everything that isn’t Bitcoin — the platform where smart contracts live.

Super Low Risk
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$LINK

Chainlink

💎 Diamond

Oracle Data · Ethereum · LIQ High

The oracle network the DTCC — the clearinghouse behind essentially every US stock trade — picked in May 2026 to run its blockchain rails.

Low Risk
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$XLM

Stellar

💎 Diamond

Tokenization Economy · Stellar · LIQ High

The first public blockchain in DTCC’s tokenization strategy — announced May 2026 as the venue for tokenizing Russell-index funds.

Low Risk
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$TAO

Bittensor

💎 Diamond

Decentralized AI · Bittensor · LIQ High

“The AI version of Bitcoin” — takes Bitcoin’s mining idea and pays miners for useful AI work instead of puzzle-solving.

Medium Risk
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$AERO

Aerodrome Finance

💎 Diamond

DEX · Base · LIQ High

The main DEX on Base — over half of all Base DEX volume, endorsed by the Coinbase/Base team, ~$100M annualized fees, merging with Velodrome into “Aero.”

High Risk
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$VIRTUAL

Virtuals Protocol

💎 Diamond

AI Agents · Base · LIQ High

The face of AI agents on Base — sitting where the agentic-AI narrative meets the new machine-payments internet.

High Risk
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$ZEC

Zcash

💎 Diamond

Privacy · Zcash · LIQ High

A Bitcoin fork being positioned as “the better Bitcoin” by credible backers — running a playbook that has worked before. High risk, watched closely.

High Risk
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31 coins are on the Gold shelf 🔒

The best of the best — projects that survived the refinement of Bronze and Silver.

Every member unlocks this shelf.

25 coins are on the Silver shelf 🔒

Projects that stand out — after primary analysis, these show real potential.

Every member unlocks this shelf.

26 coins are on the Bronze shelf 🔒

Results of the initial screening of thousands of projects — worth monitoring.

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This is research, not endorsement. Nothing here is financial advice, and a spot in this database is never a buy signal — it reflects analysis, not recommendation. Projects are not removed from the system: this is a running record of everything we have researched, not a list to invest in. Study the method. All crypto coins are risky, and you can lose money.